Medical practice of sleep medicine requires an extensive pharmacological knowledge,
especially when you need to make decisions about the drug scheme already adopted by a …

Although considered a passive process in the past, it is now known that falling asleep and
passing through its various stages is an active process that is governed by certain groups of …

Insomnia is a symptom, not a stand-alone disease. By definition, insomnia is" difficulty
initiating or maintaining sleep, or both" or the perception of poor quality sleep (APA, 1994) …

Different medications can have significant effects on sleep quality and/or quantity. When
prescribing medications it is important to be aware of these possible adverse effects of …

Insomnia is defined as inadequate or poor-quality sleep characterized by one or more of the
following: difficulty falling asleep, difficulty maintaining sleep, waking up too early in the …

Objectives:• To review the range of effects that various medications can have on sleep and
wakefulness• To list the medications that most commonly lead to disturbances of sleep and …

Sleep is a global, complex state that can be defined behaviorally or cognitively. The state of
sleep and its spectrum of electrophysiologic correlates are affected by medications in many …

Insomnia, defined as difficulty falling asleep, staying asleep, and/or experiencing restorative
sleep with associated impairment or significant distress, is a common condition resulting in …

This issue comprises two parts. The first part examines pharmacology of drug classes and
effects on the sleep--wake processes. The second part focuses on therapeutics for various …

Sleep disturbances, as well as other CNS side effects, can be caused by a large variety of
therapeutic drugs used for the treatment of a wide range of neurological, psychiatric and …