SUBSCRIBE
SUBSCRIBE
News   Drug Development

Actelion Ltd., GlaxoSmithKline Stop Development of Insomnia Medicine on Safety Concern

January 28, 2011 | 
1 min read
Bloomberg -- Actelion Ltd. and partner GlaxoSmithKline Plc stopped late-stage development of the experimental almorexant insomnia pill because of concern that patients wouldn’t be able to tolerate the medicine.
Clinical research Phase 3
GlaxoSmithKline
MORE ON THIS TOPIC
Business and financial crisis vector concept with businessman falling down the hole. Symbol of market crash, recession, risk, bankruptcy and loss. Eps10 illustration.
Cardiovascular disease
Gossamer Nosedives as Late-Stage Failure Plunges PAH Program Into Uncertainty
February 24, 2026
 · 
2 min read
 · 
Tristan Manalac
Illustration of man walking in the beach between two blue seas, surreal abstract path concept
Rare disease
FDA’s Bespoke Pathway To Focus on Gene Editing and RNA-Based Treatments for Rare Diseases
February 23, 2026
 · 
3 min read
 · 
Nick Paul Taylor
Concept of saving money with a pink colored piggy bank held in a hand in front of a blackboard with hand drawn coins
Weight loss
Novo’s CagriSema Falls to Lilly’s Zepbound in Daring Head-to-Head Test
February 23, 2026
 · 
4 min read
 · 
Annalee Armstrong
Insights
Historic ALS Investment Signals New Treatment Momentum
February 23, 2026
 · 
3 min read
 · 
Jennifer Smith-Parker