pitolisant, a novel histamine-3 receptor competitive antagonist, and inverse agonist, in the treatment of excessive daytime sleepiness in adult patients with narcolepsy
Narcolepsy is a debilitating sleep disorder that presents with excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS) and cataplexy, which is a sudden paralysis of muscle tone triggered by strong emotions such as laughing. It is also associated with many other disorders, including psychiatric disorders, neurologic illn...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Open Medical Publishing
2022-05-01
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Series: | Health Psychology Research |
Online Access: | https://healthpsychologyresearch.openmedicalpublishing.org/article/34222-pitolisant-a-novel-histamine-3-receptor-competitive-antagonist-and-inverse-agonist-in-the-treatment-of-excessive-daytime-sleepiness-in-adult-patien |