Gabapentinoids and sleep apnea syndrome: a safety signal from the WHO pharmacovigilance database.
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DOI: 10.1093/sleep/zsy242
Abstract: Introduction & Background: Due to the structural similarity between gabapentin and baclofen, gabapentin was reported to produce ‘baclofen-like’ effects. Baclofen is linked to sleep apnea syndrome (SAS), aggravating sleep-disordered breathing by depressing central ventilatory drive… read more here.
Keywords: pharmacovigilance database; gabapentinoids sleep; apnea syndrome; sleep apnea ... See more keywords