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Obstructive Sleep Apnoea

Obstructive sleep apnoea is a condition in which the upper airway becomes blocked repeatedly during sleep, causing breathing to stop and restart. Episodes can occur many times throughout the night.

Artvigil

Armodafinil

150mg

Armodafinil tablets for narcolepsy and obstructive sleep apnoea. It promotes wakefulness without being a traditional stimulant.

From$0.64/ tabletView

Modalert

Modafinil

100mg · 200mg

Modafinil tablets for narcolepsy and obstructive sleep apnoea. It is a wakefulness-promoting medicine, not a conventional stimulant.

From$0.62/ tabletView

Key points

  • Symptoms mainly occur during sleep and include gasping or choking noises, frequent waking, and loud snoring.
  • Management may involve lifestyle changes such as weight loss, quitting smoking, and reducing alcohol, but many people require a CPAP machine.
  • Untreated sleep apnoea can lead to high blood pressure, a higher chance of stroke, type 2 diabetes, heart disease, and depression.

Medicines listed for Obstructive Sleep Apnoea

The listed products contain Armodafinil and Modafinil, both wakefulness-promoting agents in tablet form. They are associated with conditions involving excessive daytime sleepiness, including obstructive sleep apnoea, narcolepsy, and shift work sleep disorder. These medicines address the sleepiness that can persist alongside the breathing disruption rather than the airway blockage itself.

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