Once-nightly sodium oxybate (FT218) improved symptoms of disrupted nighttime sleep in people with narcolepsy: a plain language summary [PDF]
What is this summary about? This is a plain language summary of a published article in the journal CNS Drugs. Narcolepsy is a rare sleep condition.
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How once-nightly sodium oxybate is processed in the body in healthy volunteers: a plain language summary [PDF]
What is this summary about? This is a plain language summary of an article originally published in the journal Sleep Medicine. Narcolepsy is a sleep condition in which people have periods of extreme sleepiness during the day.
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Cataplexy response with extended-release once-nightly sodium oxybate: Post hoc responder analyses from the phase 3 REST-ON clinical trial [PDF]
Background: Once-nightly sodium oxybate (ON-SXB), an extended-release oxybate formulation, yielded significant (P
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Once-Nightly Sodium Oxybate Meets American Academy of Sleep Medicine Criteria for Treatment of Narcolepsy. [PDF]
ABSTRACTData from the REST‐ON trial were not available before the 2021 American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) clinical practice guideline update, which included a literature review through August 2020. This post hoc analysis from REST‐ON assessed participants who achieved clinically significant improvements on individual AASM clinical significance ...
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Once-nightly sodium oxybate (FT218) demonstrated improvement of symptoms in a phase 3 randomized clinical trial in patients with narcolepsy. [PDF]
Abstract Study Objectives To assess the efficacy and safety of FT218, a novel once-nightly formulation of sodium oxybate (ON-SXB), in patients with narcolepsy in the phase 3 REST-ON trial. Methods Narcolepsy patients aged ≥16 years ...
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Improvement in sleep latency with extended-release once-nightly sodium oxybate for the treatment of adults with narcolepsy: Analysis from the phase 3 REST-ON clinical trial [PDF]
Background: In the REST-ON clinical trial (NCT02720744), mean sleep latency on the Maintenance of Wakefulness Test (MWT) was significantly improved with extended-release once-nightly sodium oxybate (ON-SXB) vs placebo (P
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Response to: Once-nightly sodium oxybate (FT218) in the treatment of narcolepsy: a letter to the editor commenting on the recent publication by C. Kushida et al. [PDF]
FT218 is an investigational, once-nightly, modified-release formulation of sodium oxybate (SO). SO effectively treats excessive daytime sleepiness and cataplexy in patients with narcolepsy. Current approved SO formulations, at effective doses of 6, 7.5, and 9 g, require twice-nightly divided dosing, with the first dose taken at bedtime and the second 2.
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Implications of Oxybate Dosing Regimen for Sleep, Sleep Architecture, and Disrupted Nighttime Sleep in Patients with Narcolepsy: A Commentary [PDF]
Narcolepsy is associated with disrupted nighttime sleep (DNS). Sodium oxybate (SXB; Xyrem®), administered twice nightly, is indicated for the treatment of cataplexy and excessive daytime sleepiness in patients 7 years or older with narcolepsy.
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Individualized Treatment Patterns for Patients with Narcolepsy Treated with Oxybate: A Clinical Practice Perspective [PDF]
Asim Roy,1 Diane Ito,2 Susan Morris,3 Shawn Candler,4 Judi Profant,3 Charles Bae5 1Ohio Sleep Medicine Institute, Dublin, OH, USA; 2Stratevi LLC, Santa Monica, CA, USA; 3Jazz Pharmaceuticals, Palo Alto, CA, USA; 4Jazz Pharmaceuticals, Philadelphia, PA ...
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Evidence of Accidental Dosing Errors with Immediate-Release Sodium Oxybate: Data from the US Food and Drug Administration Adverse Event Reporting System [PDF]
Introduction Sodium oxybate has been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to treat narcolepsy for 20 years; however, the only available products have been immediate-release (IR) formulations given twice nightly—once at bedtime and a ...
Jennifer Gudeman, Danielle Burroughs
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