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Hypersomnia: Which Medications Are Safest? (73 Drugs Compared)

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73 medications are used for Hypersomnia, with 3,773 combined adverse event reports. The most reported drugs for Hypersomnia are CALCIUM OXYBATE\MAGNESIUM OXYBATE\POTASSIUM OXYBATE\SODIUM OXYBATE and SODIUM OXYBATE.

3,773
Total Reports
73
Drugs Used

All Medications for Hypersomnia Ranked by Safety Reports

Drug Brand Reports Deaths (all) Hosp. (all) Death Rate
CALCIUM OXYBATE\MAGNESIUM OXYBATE\POTASSIUM OXYBATE\SODIUM OXYBATE - 1,752 68 1,357 0.9%
SODIUM OXYBATE sodium oxybate 1,420 537 6,147 0.9%
SOLRIAMFETOL SUNOSI 165 9 75 0.4%
MODAFINIL Modafinil 113 157 556 4.7%
ARMODAFINIL Armodafinil 78 27 240 1.1%
METHYLPHENIDATE Methylphenidate Hydrochloride 63 1,163 4,620 3.8%
AMPHETAMINE ASPARTATE\AMPHETAMINE\DEXTROAMPHETAMINE SACCHARATE\DEXTROAMPHETAMINE - 52 688 767 4.3%
PITOLISANT Wakix 36 7 70 0.8%
LISDEXAMFETAMINE DIMESYLATE LISDEXAMFETAMINE DIMESYLATE 19 122 2,028 0.7%
XYREM - 13 20 159 4.3%
DEXTROAMPHETAMINE Zenzedi 11 133 315 6.2%
NUVIGIL - 7 1 13 0.4%
VENLAFAXINE Venlafaxine Hydrochloride 7 7,521 15,749 15.7%
AMPHETAMINE\DEXTROAMPHETAMINE - 6 218 183 11.3%
LEVETIRACETAM Levetiracetam 6 4,322 19,165 6.9%
TASIMELTEON Tasimelteon 6 165 278 2.9%
RISPERIDONE Risperidone 5 4,120 18,771 5.2%

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Most Reported Drugs for Hypersomnia

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