Article ; Online: Daridorexant, an Orexin Receptor Antagonist for the Management of Insomnia.
American journal of therapeutics
2022 Volume 30, Issue 4, Page(s) e360–e368
Abstract: Background: Insomnia is a common sleep disorder that is diagnosed primarily by patients' subjective reported symptoms. Daridorexant is a new dual orexin receptor antagonist that was recently approved by Food and Drug Administration for insomnia ... ...
| Abstract | Background: Insomnia is a common sleep disorder that is diagnosed primarily by patients' subjective reported symptoms. Daridorexant is a new dual orexin receptor antagonist that was recently approved by Food and Drug Administration for insomnia characterized by difficulty falling asleep and/or maintaining sleep. Mechanism of action, pharmacodynamics, and pharmacokinetics: The orexin neuropeptide signaling system plays a role in wakefulness, and blocking the wake-promoting neuropeptides results in diminished wake signaling, thus exerting a sedative effect using an entirely different mechanism of action than the classical sleep promoting agents. The drug has quick onset of action, high volume of distribution, and high protein binding. Pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamic parameters were similar in patients of different sex and age and were not significantly affected by race, body size, or mild-to-moderate kidney impairment. Dose limitation to 25 mg in moderate liver impairment and no use in severe liver impairment are recommended. The drug undergoes hepatic CYP3A4 metabolism; thus, caution with strong CYP3A4 inhibitors and inducers is warranted. Clinical trials: The drug was approved based on phase 3 trials involving study 1 and study 2. Study 1 noted daridorexant at doses of 25 and 50 mg demonstrated a statistically significant improvement in wake time after sleep onset, latency to persistent sleep, and self-reported total sleep time against placebo at months 1 and 3. Similarly in study 2, compared with placebo, the 25 mg dose demonstrated statistically significant improvement in wake time after sleep onset, latency to persistent sleep, and self-reported total sleep time at months 1 and 3. Treatment-emergent adverse events were similar for daridorexant and placebo, with nasopharyngitis and headache most frequently reported. Therapeutic advance: Daridorexant is a novel agent with demonstrated efficacy in sleep onset and maintenance and decrease in daytime sedation. Preliminary results from a 1-year extension study note similar incidences of mild-to-moderate side effects as noted in previous trials. Further studies are needed to establish its place in the pharmacological treatment of insomnia. |
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| MeSH term(s) | Humans ; Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders/drug therapy ; Orexin Receptor Antagonists/adverse effects ; Imidazoles/pharmacology ; Sleep ; Double-Blind Method |
| Chemical Substances | daridorexant ; Orexin Receptor Antagonists ; Imidazoles |
| Language | English |
| Publishing date | 2022-02-15 |
| Publishing country | United States |
| Document type | Journal Article |
| ZDB-ID | 1280786-2 |
| ISSN | 1536-3686 ; 1075-2765 |
| ISSN (online) | 1536-3686 |
| ISSN | 1075-2765 |
| DOI | 10.1097/MJT.0000000000001647 |
| Database | MEDical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System OnLINE |
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