Wakefulness-Promoting Agents
Synonyms
Agents, Wake-Promoting
Agents, Wakefulness-Promoting
Drugs, Eugeroic
Drugs, Wake-Promoting
Eugeroic Drugs
Substances, Wake-Promoting
Wake Promoting Agents
Wake Promoting Drugs
Wake Promoting Substances
Wake-Promoting Agents
Wake-Promoting Drugs
Wake-Promoting Substances
Wakefulness Promoting Agents
A specific category of drugs that prevent sleepiness by specifically targeting sleep-mechanisms in the brain. They are used to treat DISORDERS OF EXCESSIVE SOMNOLENCE such as NARCOLEPSY. Note that this drug category does not include broadly-acting central nervous system stimulants such as AMPHETAMINES.