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0767 Analysis Of The Effect On Blood Pressure And Heart Rate When Adding Solriamfetol (Sunosi) To Stimulant Therapy
Author(s) -
Gerard Meskill,
Sarah D. Meskill
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
sleep
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.222
H-Index - 207
eISSN - 1550-9109
pISSN - 0161-8105
DOI - 10.1093/sleep/zsaa056.763
Subject(s) - stimulant , blood pressure , medicine , heart rate , narcolepsy , anesthesia , population , wakefulness , norepinephrine , dopamine , modafinil , psychiatry , environmental health , electroencephalography
Solriamfetol is a non-stimulant wakefulness-promoting agent (WPA) indicated for the treatment of excessive daytime sleepiness in adult patients with obstructive sleep apnea or narcolepsy. It acts by inhibiting reuptake of dopamine and norepinephrine. Since many patients with excessive daytime sleepiness take stimulants, clinicians commonly ponder the safety of adding solriamfetol in this population due to concern of increased blood pressure and/or heart rate (HR). Methods We conducted a retrospective chart review and identified 18 patients who had solriamfetol added to their stimulant therapy. Of those, 7 to date have had a follow-up appointment after the addition of solriamfetol (6 on 150mg, 1 on 75mg). We collected the blood pressure and HR readings at the appointment immediately prior to and following the addition of solriamfetol and conducted a paired t-test. Results The systolic blood pressure (SBP) had a mean difference of -0.57 (95% CI -9.6 to 8.5, p=0.88), diastolic blood pressure (DBP) 1.7 (95% CI -4.4 to 7.9, p=0.52), mean arterial pressure (MAP) 0.95 (95% CI -5.6 to 7.5, p=0.73), and HR 6.6 (95% CI -0.07 to 13.2, p=0.052). Conclusion The addition of solriamfetol to stimulant therapy did not lead to a significant increase in SBP, DBP, MAP, or HR. Support none

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