FDA Approves Hetlioz: first treatment for non-24 hour sleep-wake disorder in blind individuals

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FDA Approves Hetlioz: first treatment for non-24 hour sleep-wake disorder in blind individuals

01/31/2014 02:33 PM EST

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Hetlioz (tasimelteon), a melatonin receptor agonist, to treat non-24- hour sleep-wake disorder (“non-24”) in totally blind individuals. Non-24 is a chronic circadian rhythm (body clock) disorder in the blind that causes problems with the timing of sleep. This is the first FDA approval of a treatment for the disorder.

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