Sleep Management
Melatonin for circadian rhythm sleep disorders and armodafinil for narcolepsy and shift work sleep disorder are the two sleep-specific medicines in this small range, alongside Phenergan.
Key points
- Insomnia involves persistent difficulty sleeping that affects daytime life.
- Narcolepsy can involve excessive daytime sleepiness and may be managed with wakefulness medicines such as armodafinil.
- Phenergan is listed here as an antihistamine for allergic states, motion sickness and nausea, not for insomnia.
Sleep, wakefulness and other listed medicines
Melatonin, sold as Meloset, is listed for circadian rhythm sleep disorders. Armodafinil, sold as Artvigil, is listed for narcolepsy, obstructive sleep apnoea and shift work sleep disorder, the wakefulness side of this range. Promethazine, sold as Phenergan, is an antihistamine listed for allergic states, motion sickness, and nausea and vomiting, rather than for sleep itself.


