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Wakix is a drug used to treat excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS) in people with narcolepsy. People with narcolepsy fall asleep at inappropriate times throughout the day. People with narcolepsy have excessive drowsiness and trouble staying awake during the day.
Wakix is a histamine-3 (H3) receptor antagonist and inverse agonist. Histamine is associated with sleepiness, so by blocking histamine receptors, Wakix helps to keep people awake.
Take Wakix once daily in the morning when waking up. There is a specific titration schedule that your doctor will follow:
The active ingredient is pitolisant.
There are many potential drug-drug interactions with this medication, including
Tell your doctor about kidney or liver problems before starting this drug. The dosage may need to be adjusted.
Tell your doctor if you have a history of heart arrhythmia, specifically QT-prolongation, or if you take QT-prolonging drugs.
Common side effects may include:
Wakix [package insert]. Plymouth Meeting, PA: Bioprojet Pharma; 2019.
