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ALMOREXANT REVISITED

It’s only fair to share… Almorexant; ACT-078573;  (R)-2-((S)-6,7-Dimethoxy-1-(4-(trifluoromethyl)phenethyl)-3,4-dihydroisoquinolin-2(1H)-yl)-N-methyl-2-phenylacetamide; Almorexant (INN, codenamed ACT-078573) is an orexin antagonist, functioning as a competitive receptor antagonist of the OX1 and OX2 orexin receptors, which was being developed by the pharmaceutical companies Actelion and GSK for the treatment of insomnia. Development of the drug was abandoned in January 2011.[1] Development …