America’s drug regulator has already approved an orexin agonist for narcolepsy, a disorder that leaves patients excessively sleepy by day and prone to nod off without warning. But hopes for this new drug type do not end there

China is the first country to approve a breakthrough narcolepsy drug from Japan’s Takeda Pharmaceutical, underscoring how Beijing’s regulatory overhaul is prompting global drugmakers to debut new therapies in the country ahead of the U.S. and Europe.

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