| Drug Name: | Sodium Oxybate |
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| Drug Class: | Central Nervous System Depressant |
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| Mechanism of Action: | - Acts on GABA-B receptors to increase slow wave sleep
- Reduces cataplexy and excessive daytime sleepiness
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| Use: | - Treatment of narcolepsy with cataplexy
- Reduction of excessive daytime sleepiness
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| Side Effects: | - Nausea
- Vomiting
- Dizziness
- Headache
- Sweating
- Tremors
- Confusion
- Depression
- Suicidal thoughts
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| Contraindications: | - Hypersensitivity to sodium oxybate
- History of addiction or abuse of alcohol or drugs
- Severe respiratory depression
- Severe liver or kidney disease
- Use of other CNS depressants
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