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Quviviq
daridorexant
Adult Dosing .
Dosage forms: TAB: 25 mg, 50 mg
insomnia
- [25-50 mg PO qhs]
- Info: for sleep onset and/or maintenance; give within 30min of bedtime and >7h before planned awakening; give without food for faster onset; reassess if no response after 7-10 days
renal dosing
- [see below]
- renal impairment: no adjustment
- HD/PD: not defined
hepatic dosing
- [see below]
- Child-Pugh Class B: max 25 mg qhs; Child-Pugh Class C: avoid use
Peds Dosing .
Peds dosing is currently unavailable or not applicable for this drug.
Contraindications / Cautions .
- hypersensitivity to drug or ingredient
- narcolepsy
- hepatic impairment, Child-Pugh Class C
- avoid: alcohol use
- caution: hepatic impairment, Child-Pugh Class B
- caution: CNS depressant use, concurrent
- caution: elderly patients
- caution: depression
- caution: respiratory function, impaired
- caution: alcohol abuse history
- caution: drug abuse history
Drug Interactions .
Overview
daridorexant
orexin antagonist
- CYP3A4 substrate
- CYP3A4 inhibitor, weak
- P-gp inhibitor, weak
- CNS depression
Contraindicated
- cisapride
- colchicine
- eliglustat
- oxybate
Avoid/Use Alternative
- adagrasib
- alprazolam
- apalutamide
- apixaban
- atazanavir
- bosentan
- butalbital
- carbamazepine
- cenobamate
- ceritinib
- chloramphenicol
- clarithromycin
- clonidine
- cobicistat
- codeine
- dabigatran
- dabrafenib
- doxepin
- doxylamine
- efavirenz
- encorafenib
- ensartinib
- enzalutamide
- estazolam
- eszopiclone
- ethanol
- ethosuximide
- etravirine
- fexinidazole
- flurazepam
- fosphenytoin
- haloperidol
- hydrocodone
- idelalisib
- isocarboxazid
- itraconazole
- ivosidenib
- kava
- ketoconazole
- kratom
- lemborexant
- levoketoconazole
- lonafarnib
- lopinavir/ritonavir
- lorazepam
- lorlatinib
- lumacaftor/ivacaftor
- mavacamten
- meperidine
- metaxalone
- methadone
- metoclopramide
- midazolam
- mifepristone
- mitapivat
- mitotane
- modafinil
- nafcillin
- nefazodone
- nelfinavir
- neratinib
- netupitant
- oxycodone
- pacritinib
- pentobarbital
- pexidartinib
- phenelzine
- phenobarbital
- phenytoin
- pimozide
- posaconazole
- pralsetinib
- primidone
- promethazine
- propafenone
- quazepam
- ramelteon
- relugolix
- repotrectinib
- ribociclib
- rifabutin
- rifampin
- rifapentine
- ritonavir
- rivaroxaban
- ropeginterferon alfa-2b
- scopolamine
- simvastatin
- sirolimus albumin-bound
- sotorasib
- St. John's wort
- suvorexant
- tasimelteon
- temazepam
- thalidomide
- tipranavir
- topotecan
- tradipitant
- tranylcypromine
- triazolam
- trimethobenzamide
- tucatinib
- venetoclax
- voriconazole
- zaleplon
- zolpidem
- zuranolone
Monitor/Modify Tx
- 5-HTP
- abemaciclib
- acalabrutinib
- afatinib
- aldesleukin
- alfentanil
- allopurinol
- almotriptan
- amantadine
- amiodarone
- amitriptyline
- amoxapine
- apomorphine
- apraclonidine ophthalmic
- aprepitant
- aripiprazole bimonthly injection
- aripiprazole lauroxil
- aripiprazole monthly injection
- aripiprazole oral
- asenapine
- atorvastatin
- avacopan
- avanafil
- avapritinib
- baclofen
- baclofen intrathecal
- berotralstat
- brexpiprazole
- brigatinib
- brimonidine topical
- brivaracetam
- bromocriptine
- brompheniramine
- buprenorphine
- buspirone
- butorphanol
- cannabidiol
- cannabis
- capivasertib
- carbinoxamine
- cariprazine
- carisoprodol
- cetirizine
- chamomile, German
- chlophedianol
- chlorcyclizine
- chlordiazepoxide
- chlorpheniramine
- chlorpromazine
- chlorzoxazone
- ciprofloxacin
- citalopram
- clemastine
- clobazam
- clofazimine
- clomipramine
- clonazepam
- clorazepate
- clozapine
- conivaptan
- crizotinib
- cyclobenzaprine
- cyclosporine
- cyproheptadine
- danazol
- dantrolene
- darifenacin
- darunavir
- desflurane
- desipramine
- desvenlafaxine
- deutetrabenazine
- dexbrompheniramine
- dexchlorpheniramine
- dexmedetomidine
- dexmedetomidine injection
- diazepam
- dichlorphenamide
- difelikefalin
- difenoxin
- digoxin
- dihydrocodeine
- diltiazem
- dimenhydrinate
- diphenhydramine
- diphenoxylate
- disopyramide
- docetaxel
- dofetilide
- domperidone
- doxepin topical
- dronabinol
- dronedarone
- droperidol
- duloxetine
- duvelisib
- edoxaban
- eletriptan
- elinzanetant
- enfortumab vedotin
- entacapone
- entrectinib
- eplerenone
- erythromycin
- escitalopram
- esketamine
- eslicarbazepine acetate
- ethanol (in some formulations)
- etomidate
- everolimus
- fedratinib
- felbamate
- felodipine
- fenfluramine
- fentanyl
- fesoterodine
- finerenone
- flibanserin
- fluconazole
- fluoxetine
- fluphenazine
- fluvoxamine
- fosamprenavir
- foslevodopa
- frovatriptan
- gabapentin
- gabapentin enacarbil
- ganaxolone
- gepirone
- glofitamab
- glycopyrrolate
- grapefruit
- guanfacine
- hydromorphone
- hydroxyzine
- hyoscyamine
- ibrutinib
- ifosfamide
- iloperidone
- imatinib
- imipramine
- isavuconazonium
- isoflurane
- ivabradine
- ixabepilone
- ketamine
- lacosamide
- lamotrigine
- lefamulin
- lenacapavir
- letermovir
- levetiracetam
- levocetirizine
- levodopa
- levomilnacipran
- levorphanol
- linvoseltamab
- lofexidine
- lomitapide
- lovastatin
- loxapine
- lumateperone
- lurasidone
- lurbinectedin
- mavorixafor
- meclizine
- melatonin
- meprobamate
- methocarbamol
- methohexital
- methsuximide
- methyldopa
- metyrapone
- metyrosine
- milnacipran
- milsaperidone
- mirtazapine
- mobocertinib
- molindone
- morphine
- mosunetuzumab
- mycophenolate mofetil
- nalbuphine
- naltrexone
- naratriptan
- nelarabine
- nifedipine
- nilotinib
- nimodipine
- nirogacestat
- nisoldipine
- nortriptyline
- olanzapine
- oliceridine
- opicapone
- opium
- orphenadrine
- oxazepam
- oxcarbazepine
- oxybutynin
- oxymorphone
- paliperidone
- paroxetine
- passion flower
- pemigatinib
- pentazocine
- perampanel
- perphenazine
- pheniramine
- pramipexole
- pregabalin
- procarbazine
- prochlorperazine
- propofol
- protriptyline
- pyrilamine
- quetiapine
- quinidine (antiarrhythmic)
- ranolazine
- rasagiline
- red yeast rice
- remifentanil
- remimazolam
- rilzabrutinib
- risperidone
- rizatriptan
- ropinirole
- rotigotine transdermal
- rufinamide
- safinamide
- selegiline
- selegiline transdermal
- selinexor
- selpercatinib
- sertraline
- sevabertinib
- sevoflurane
- sirolimus
- solifenacin
- stiripentol
- sufentanil
- sumatriptan
- tacrolimus
- tadalafil
- talazoparib
- taletrectinib
- tapentadol
- temsirolimus
- tenofovir alafenamide
- tenofovir disoproxil
- tetrabenazine
- thioridazine
- thiotepa
- thiothixene
- tiagabine
- tizanidine
- tolcapone
- tolterodine
- tolvaptan
- topiramate
- tramadol
- trazodone
- trifluoperazine
- trihexyphenidyl
- trimipramine
- triprolidine
- trospium
- ubrogepant
- valbenazine
- valerian
- valproic acid
- vardenafil
- venlafaxine
- verapamil
- vigabatrin
- vilazodone
- viloxazine
- vinblastine
- vincristine
- vinorelbine
- warfarin
- zanubrutinib
- ziconotide
- ziprasidone
- zolmitriptan
- zonisamide
Caution Advised
- amlodipine
- armodafinil
- artemether/lumefantrine
- asciminib
- belumosudil
- belzutifan
- berberine
- bexarotene
- bicalutamide
- brimonidine ophthalmic
- cilostazol
- cimetidine
- clotrimazole oropharyngeal
- cobimetinib
- cranberry
- cyclophosphamide
- danshen
- darolutamide
- dexamethasone
- dicloxacillin
- dihydroergotamine
- diosmin
- echinacea
- elafibranor
- elagolix
- enasidenib
- ergotamine
- ethinyl estradiol (contraceptive)
- fosaprepitant
- fostamatinib
- garlic
- gepotidacin
- ginkgo
- ginseng, Asian
- givinostat
- givosiran
- glecaprevir
- glycerol phenylbutyrate
- goldenseal
- grazoprevir
- griseofulvin
- isoniazid
- istradefylline
- ivacaftor
- lapatinib
- larotrectinib
- lazertinib
- maribavir
- meropenem
- methylergonovine
- naldemedine
- nevirapine
- nicardipine
- odevixibat
- olutasidenib
- omaveloxolone
- osilodrostat
- palbociclib
- palovarotene
- pazopanib
- peppermint
- pibrentasvir
- pioglitazone
- pirtobrutinib
- prednisone
- primaquine
- quercetin
- remdesivir
- resveratrol
- ritlecitinib
- roflumilast
- roflumilast topical
- rucaparib
- sarilumab
- sirolimus topical
- spironolactone
- sunvozertinib
- suzetrigine
- tazemetostat
- tecovirimat
- ticagrelor
- tocilizumab
- tovorafenib
- treosulfan
- trofinetide
- vaborbactam
- vamorolone
- vemurafenib
- vonoprazan
- vorasidenib
- xanomeline
- ziftomenib
- zileuton
Adverse Reactions .
Serious Reactions
- hypersensitivity reaction
- angioedema
- CNS depression
- impaired mental alertness, next-day
- hallucinations
- cataplexy-like symptoms risk
- sleep paralysis
- complex sleep-related behavior
- depression exacerbation
- suicidal ideation
- abuse potential
Common Reactions
- headache
- somnolence
- fatigue
- dizziness
- nausea
Safety/Monitoring .
Monitoring Parameters
no routine tests recommended
Pregnancy/Lactation .
Pregnancy
Clinical Summary
weigh risk/benefit during pregnancy; no human data available; no known risk of fetal harm based on animal data at up to 10x MRHD
Pregnancy Registry
enroll patients or encourage patients to enroll in Quviviq Pregnancy Registry at 1-833-400-9611
Lactation
Clinical Summary
weigh risk/benefit while breastfeeding; no human data available to assess risk of infant harm, though drug excreted into milk; no human data available to assess effects on milk production
Formulary .
No Formulary Selected
Manufacturer/Pricing .
Manufacturer: Idorsia Pharmaceuticals US Inc
DEA/FDA: Schedule IV
Retail Price
This information is currently not available for this drug.
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