Xyrem - Sodium Oxybate - Dosage - Side Effects - Drug Interactions
Xyrem (sodium oxybate) drug information, dosage, side effects, drug interactions, and warnings. Xyrem, generic name sodium oxybate, is an oral solution used to treat sudden muscle weakness in narcolepsy. Xyrem is showing promise to treat excessive sleepiness in fibromyalgia and other conditions. Xyrem is a form of gamma hydroxybutyrate (GHB), available only from the Xyrem Central Pharmacy.
Drug Monograph: Xyrem / Sodium Oxybate
Sodium oxybate (Xyrem) is the sodium salt of gamma hydroxybutyric acid (GHB), a naturally-occurring central nervous system transmitter with sedative and anesthetic properties. Sodium oxybate (Xyrem) is a schedule C-III controlled substance. Other forms of GHB are considered schedule C-I controlled substances.
Sodium oxybate (Xyrem) is the sodium salt of gamma hydroxybutyric acid (GHB), a naturally-occurring central nervous system transmitter with sedative and anesthetic properties. Sodium oxybate (Xyrem) is a schedule C-III controlled substance. Other forms of GHB are considered schedule C-I controlled substances.
Patient Education: Xyrem / Sodium Oxybate Oral Solution
Patient education for Xyrem (sodium oxybate oral solution). Xyrem is a drug that can help with excessive sleepiness from narcolepsy or other medical conditions. Sodium oxybate is especially useful to treat cataplexy associated with narcolepsy. Xyrem is not available in retail pharmacies. Your prescriber will enroll you in a program that will provide the drug to you.
Patient education for Xyrem (sodium oxybate oral solution). Xyrem is a drug that can help with excessive sleepiness from narcolepsy or other medical conditions. Sodium oxybate is especially useful to treat cataplexy associated with narcolepsy. Xyrem is not available in retail pharmacies. Your prescriber will enroll you in a program that will provide the drug to you.
Narcolepsy Drug Xyrem / Sodium Oxybate May Hold Hope For Fibromyalgia
Study finds that the drug Xyrem (sodium oxybate), currently used to treat cataplexy in narcolepsy patients, was effective in both improving sleep and reducing pain perception for fibromyalgia patients.
Study finds that the drug Xyrem (sodium oxybate), currently used to treat cataplexy in narcolepsy patients, was effective in both improving sleep and reducing pain perception for fibromyalgia patients.
Fibromyalgia Medication Options - How Is Fibromyalgia Treated?
There are no medications approved by the FDA for treating fibromyalgia, although a few such drugs are in development. Doctors treat fibromyalgia with a variety of medications developed and approved for other purposes.
There are no medications approved by the FDA for treating fibromyalgia, although a few such drugs are in development. Doctors treat fibromyalgia with a variety of medications developed and approved for other purposes.
Fibromyalgia Screening Quiz
Fibromyalgia is difficult to diagnose. Combinations of symptoms can occur which overlap with other autoimmune diseases. There are symptoms which are considered "defining" of fibromyalgia. There are also symptoms considered "non-defining" but they often occur as part of fibromyalgia syndrome.
Fibromyalgia is difficult to diagnose. Combinations of symptoms can occur which overlap with other autoimmune diseases. There are symptoms which are considered "defining" of fibromyalgia. There are also symptoms considered "non-defining" but they often occur as part of fibromyalgia syndrome.
Fibromyalgia - Test Your Knowledge
Fibromyalgia is often regarded as a medical enigma. Symptoms of fibromyalgia syndrome can overlap with other conditions making it difficult to diagnose. How much do you know about fibromyalgia?
Fibromyalgia is often regarded as a medical enigma. Symptoms of fibromyalgia syndrome can overlap with other conditions making it difficult to diagnose. How much do you know about fibromyalgia?
An In-Depth Report: Narcolepsy
An in-depth report on the causes, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of narcolepsy. The two primary symptoms in narcolepsy are: excessive daytime sleepiness (with frequent daily sleep attacks or a need to take several naps during the day), and temporary and sudden muscle weakness (called cataplexy), usually brought on by strong emotions.
An in-depth report on the causes, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of narcolepsy. The two primary symptoms in narcolepsy are: excessive daytime sleepiness (with frequent daily sleep attacks or a need to take several naps during the day), and temporary and sudden muscle weakness (called cataplexy), usually brought on by strong emotions.
The Fibromyalgia Guide - Free Newsletter E-Course
Fibromyalgia is a condition characterized by body aches, pain, sleep problems, extreme fatigue, depression and anxiety, in combination with tenderness of specific areas (muscles and tender points) on the body. Learn more about fibromyalgia by signing up for our free newsletter e-course.
Fibromyalgia is a condition characterized by body aches, pain, sleep problems, extreme fatigue, depression and anxiety, in combination with tenderness of specific areas (muscles and tender points) on the body. Learn more about fibromyalgia by signing up for our free newsletter e-course.
Patient Information: Xyrem (Sodium Oxybate Oral Solution)
Prescribing information, history of development, ongoing Xyrem clinical trials, and other patient information about Xyrem, from Jazz Pharmaceuticals.
Prescribing information, history of development, ongoing Xyrem clinical trials, and other patient information about Xyrem, from Jazz Pharmaceuticals.
Xyrem Patient Medication Guide
You can get Xyrem only by prescription. You must get it from one Central Pharmacy. Before you use Xyrem, your doctor should teach you about the safe and effective use of this medicine. You cannot get the medicine until you have read the information the Pharmacy will send you about Xyrem, from Jazz Pharmaceuticals.
You can get Xyrem only by prescription. You must get it from one Central Pharmacy. Before you use Xyrem, your doctor should teach you about the safe and effective use of this medicine. You cannot get the medicine until you have read the information the Pharmacy will send you about Xyrem, from Jazz Pharmaceuticals.
Drug Information: Xyrem (Sodium Oxybate)
The Food and Drug Administration approved Xyrem (sodium oxybate or gamma hydroxybutyrate, also known as GHB) for treating a small population of patients with narcolepsy who experience episodes of cataplexy, a condition characterized by weak or paralyzed muscles. Because of safety concerns associated with the use of the drug, the distribution of Xyrem will be tightly restricted, from FDA.
The Food and Drug Administration approved Xyrem (sodium oxybate or gamma hydroxybutyrate, also known as GHB) for treating a small population of patients with narcolepsy who experience episodes of cataplexy, a condition characterized by weak or paralyzed muscles. Because of safety concerns associated with the use of the drug, the distribution of Xyrem will be tightly restricted, from FDA.
CenterWatch Newly Approved Drug Therapies: Xyrem (Sodium Oxybate)
Xyrem (sodium oxybate) is an oral solution approved for the treatment of cataplexy associated with narcolepsy. Cataplexy is a debilitating symptom of narcolepsy characterized by the loss of muscle control in response to extreme emotional stimuli such as laughter, anger, or surprise. Sodium oxybate is a central nervous system depressant and a gamma hydroxybutyrate (GHB), a known drug of abuse.
Xyrem (sodium oxybate) is an oral solution approved for the treatment of cataplexy associated with narcolepsy. Cataplexy is a debilitating symptom of narcolepsy characterized by the loss of muscle control in response to extreme emotional stimuli such as laughter, anger, or surprise. Sodium oxybate is a central nervous system depressant and a gamma hydroxybutyrate (GHB), a known drug of abuse.