Drilldown: Medicines

None (1)

Wakix (1)

Histamine H3 receptor inverse agonist / antagonist (1) · wake-promoting agent (1)

None (1)

Excessive daytime sleepiness or cataplexy in adults with narcolepsy (FDA-approved August 2019) (1)

Week 1: 8.9 mg PO once daily in the morning. Week 2: 17.8 mg. Week 3+: 35.6 mg (max). Titrate as needed. (1)

4.45 mg, 17.8 mg tablets (1)

35.6 mg/d (1)

Oral (1)

None · Hours · 30-60 minutes · 1-2 hours · ~30 min · LDL lowering at 2 weeks, max by 4 weeks · ~1 hour · 15-30 minutes · 15–30 min · 1–2 h · 30–60 min · Antidepressant effect emerges over 1-2 weeks · BP and symptomatic LUTS improvement within 1-2 weeks · BP effect within 1-2 weeks · Clinical improvement within 24-72 hours · Days · Motor improvement over days at therapeutic dose · Over weeks · Postprandial glucose effect within days; HbA1c by 12 weeks · Sleep effect from first dose; antidepressant effect over 1-4 weeks

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None · 24 hours · 4-6 hours · 12 hours · 6-8 hours · Daily dosing · 8-12 hours · 12-24 hours · Hours · Hours per application · 24 hours (HS dosing) · 24 hours (once-daily dosing) · 24 h · N/A · N/A (replacement) · Variable · ~7-8 hours · 3-5 hours · 4-6 hours (IR); 24 hours (ER) · 6-12 hours

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~20 hours (1)

Not formally established; oral once-daily adequate (1)

Limited data; pitolisant may reduce hormonal contraceptive efficacy (1)

Rx, '''not a controlled substance''' (unique among wake-promoting agents) (1)