Launch Date
05/09/2022
Credit Amount
1.00 Hours
Credit Expires
05/09/2023
Sleep is a complex physiological process that is mediated by a number of neurotransmitters — including histamine, acetylcholine, dopamine, gamma-amino butyric acid (GABA), norepinephrine, serotonin, glutamate, histamine, and orexin (or hypocretin). The interaction of these various neurotransmitters play different roles in the sleep-wake cycle to promote sleep and/or wakefulness in patients with narcolepsy. It is imperative that clinicians differentiate the neurotransmitters involved in the sleep-wake cycle and, when making treatment selections, apply knowledge of how novel therapies target those neurotransmitters to exert their clinical effect.
Join Drs. Thorpy and Zee in part two of a CMEOCast series on excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS) in narcolepsy as they walk clinicians through identifying the mechanisms of action (MOAs) of novel therapies and differentiating the neurotransmitters involved when individualizing therapy selection for optimal outcomes.
At the end of this CME/CE activity, participants should be able to differentiate the neurotransmitters involved in cataplexy and the sleep-wake cycle, including their differential impact on wakefulness.
Supported by an educational grant from Harmony Biosciences, LLC.
Physicians, PAs, nurse practitioners, nurses, and pharmacists specializing in psychiatry and/or primary care.
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Dr. Thorpy reports the following financial relationships: Advisory Board/Consultant: Axsome Therapeutics, Inc.; Balance Therapeutics; Eisai Inc.; Flamel Technologies/Avadel; Harmony Biosciences, LLC; Jazz Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; NLS Pharmaceutics; Suven Life Sciences Limited; Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited; and XWPharma
Dr. Zee reports the following financial relationships: Consultant: Eisai Inc.; Harmony Biosciences, LLC; Idorsia Pharmaceuticals US Inc.; Jazz Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; Sanofi-Aventis; and Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited. Grants: Vanda Pharmaceuticals (Paid to Northwestern University)
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NOTE: Pharmacist CE Universal Activity Number, Enduring: JA0007185-0000-22-031-H01-P.
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