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A New Indication for Gamma Hydroxybutyrate (Xyrem) in Narcolepsy
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A New Indication for Gamma Hydroxybutyrate (Xyrem) in Narcolepsy
January 30, 2006 (Issue: 1227)
Gamma hydroxybutyrate (GHB), a central-nervous-system depressant notorious for its use in "date rape", was approved by the FDA in 2002 as sodium oxybate (Xyrem - Jazz Pharmaceuticals) for oral treatment of cataplexy in patients with narcolepsy. Now...more
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