Cephalon Receives Approval to Market Modafinil for Shift Work Sleep Disorder in Germany

01-Sep-2005

Cephalon, Inc. announced that the company has received authorization from the Federal Institute for Drugs and Devices (BfArM) to market modafinil tablets in Germany for the treatment of moderate to severe chronic shift work sleep disorder with excessive sleepiness in patients working night shifts, if measures of sleep hygiene have not led to a satisfactory improvement. Marketed under the trade name VIGIL(R), modafinil has been available in Germany since 1998.

"Germany is the third European country to approve modafinil for the treatment of shift work sleep disorder and to recognize the need to treat it. This new indication capitalizes on the strong clinical data surrounding this medication and allows us to improve the quality of life of the people suffering from this debilitating disorder," said Alain Aragues, President, Cephalon Europe.

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