Armodafinil in the treatment of excessive sleepiness
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Armodafinil in the treatment of excessive sleepiness
IMPORTANCE OF THE FIELD Excessive sleepiness causes impaired quality of life and increases the risk of poor health and accidents. Armodafinil is a wake-promoting agent approved in 2007 by the US Food and Drug Administration for the treatment of excessive sleepiness arising from narcolepsy, obstructive sleep apnea (OSA; even after optimal treatment for the underlying obstruction) and shift-work ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Expert Opinion on Pharmacotherapy
سال: 2010
ISSN: 1465-6566,1744-7666
DOI: 10.1517/14656561003705738