Harmony Biosciences receives US FDA approval for Wakix (pitolisant) for the treatment of cataplexy in paediatric narcolepsy

Harmony Biosciences

17 February 2026 - Harmony Biosciences today announced that the US FDA has approved its supplemental new drug application for Wakix (pitolisant) tablets for the treatment of cataplexy in paediatric patients 6 years of age and older with narcolepsy. 

Wakix is now the first and only FDA approved non-scheduled treatment for paediatric and adult narcolepsy patients with or without cataplexy.

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