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Descriptor English:   Wakefulness-Promoting Agents 
Descriptor Spanish:   Promotores de la Vigilia 
Descriptor Portuguese:   Promotores da Vigília 
Synonyms English:   Eugeroic Drugs
Wake-Promoting Drugs
Wake-Promoting Substances
Agents, Wake-Promoting
Agents, Wakefulness-Promoting
Drugs, Eugeroic
Drugs, Wake-Promoting
Substances, Wake-Promoting
Wake Promoting Agents
Wake Promoting Drugs
Wake Promoting Substances
Wakefulness Promoting Agents
Wake-Promoting Agents  
Tree Number:   D27.505.954.427.220.612
Definition English:   A specific category of drugs that prevent sleepiness by specifically targeting sleep-mechanisms in the brain. They are used to treat DISORDERS OF EXCESSIVE SOMNOLENCE such as NARCOLEPSY. Note that this drug category does not include broadly-acting central nervous system stimulants such as AMPHETAMINES. 
History Note English:   2014 
Allowable Qualifiers English:  
AD administration & dosage AE adverse effects
AG agonists AN analysis
AI antagonists & inhibitors BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid CS chemical synthesis
CH chemistry CL classification
EC economics HI history
IM immunology IP isolation & purification
ME metabolism PK pharmacokinetics
PD pharmacology PO poisoning
RE radiation effects ST standards
SD supply & distribution TU therapeutic use
TO toxicity UR urine
Record Number:   55346 
Unique Identifier:   D064690 

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