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'''Sodium oxybate''' or '''gamma-hydroxybutyrate''' (GHB) is sold under the brand name '''Xyrem''' is a restricted prescription drug licensed for the prevention of cataplexy (sudden, brief episodes of loss of muscle strength) and narcolepsy.<ref name=drugs.com>https://www.drugs.com/mtm/sodium-oxybate.html</ref><ref name=MedlinePlus>https://medlineplus.gov/druginfo/meds/a605032.html</ref>
'''Sodium oxybate''' or '''gamma-hydroxybutyrate''' (GHB) is sold under the brand name '''Xyrem''' is a restricted prescription drug licensed for the prevention of cataplexy (sudden, brief episodes of loss of muscle strength) and narcolepsy.<ref name="drugs.com">{{Cite web|url=https://www.drugs.com/mtm/sodium-oxybate.html|title=Sodium oxybate Uses, Side Effects & Warnings|website=Drugs.com|language=en|access-date=2020-09-25}}</ref><ref name="MedlinePlus">{{Cite web|url=https://medlineplus.gov/druginfo/meds/a605032.html|title=Sodium Oxybate: MedlinePlus Drug Information|website=medlineplus.gov|language=en|access-date=2020-09-25}}</ref>


Prescription sodium oxybate and Xyrem have significant differences from the illegal street drug also known as '''GHB'''.<ref name=PMC2713368>https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2713368/</ref>
Prescription sodium oxybate and Xyrem have significant differences from the illegal street drug also known as '''GHB'''.<ref name="PMC2713368">{{Cite journal|last=Carter|first=Lawrence P.|last2=Pardi|first2=Daniel|last3=Gorsline|first3=Jane|last4=Griffiths|first4=Roland R.|date=2009-09-01|title=Illicit gamma-hydroxybutyrate (GHB) and pharmaceutical sodium oxybate (Xyrem®): differences in characteristics and misuse|url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2713368/|journal=Drug and alcohol dependence|volume=104|issue=1-2|pages=1–10|doi=10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2009.04.012|issn=0376-8716|pmc=2713368|pmid=19493637}}</ref>


==Side effects ==
==Side effects ==

Revision as of 14:01, September 25, 2020

Sodium oxybate or gamma-hydroxybutyrate (GHB) is sold under the brand name Xyrem is a restricted prescription drug licensed for the prevention of cataplexy (sudden, brief episodes of loss of muscle strength) and narcolepsy.[1][2]

Prescription sodium oxybate and Xyrem have significant differences from the illegal street drug also known as GHB.[3]

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  1. "Sodium oxybate Uses, Side Effects & Warnings". Drugs.com. Retrieved September 25, 2020.
  2. "Sodium Oxybate: MedlinePlus Drug Information". medlineplus.gov. Retrieved September 25, 2020.
  3. Carter, Lawrence P.; Pardi, Daniel; Gorsline, Jane; Griffiths, Roland R. (September 1, 2009). "Illicit gamma-hydroxybutyrate (GHB) and pharmaceutical sodium oxybate (Xyrem®): differences in characteristics and misuse". Drug and alcohol dependence. 104 (1–2): 1–10. doi:10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2009.04.012. ISSN 0376-8716. PMC 2713368. PMID 19493637.