Daridorexant: A New Approach for Insomnia

Authors

  • Suwitcha Sawekkulchol Pharmacy Department, King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital

Keywords:

daridorexant, dual orexin receptor antagonist, insomnia

Abstract

Daridorexant is the third selective dual orexin receptor antagonist after suvorexant and ทemborexant. It was approved by the US Food and Drug Administration on 7 January 2022 and the European Medicines Agency on 29 April 2022 for treatment of insomnia characterized by difficulties with sleep onset and/or sleep maintenance. Daridorexant blocks the binding of orexin A and orexin B to orexin type 1 receptor and orexin type 2 receptor, presumed to suppress wake drive including improving sleep onset and sleep maintainance. Systematic review showed that daridorexant was well tolerated with a favorable safety profile in adult and elderly patients. It promotes sleep with preserved sleep-architecture and its action leaves no next-morning side effects, which sets it apart from other hypnotic agents such as benzodiazepines, tricyclic antidepressant and antihistamines.

Author Biography

Suwitcha Sawekkulchol, Pharmacy Department, King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital

B.Sc. in Pharm.

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Published

2023-04-29

How to Cite

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Sawekkulchol S. Daridorexant: A New Approach for Insomnia. Thai J Hosp Pharm [internet]. 2023 Apr. 29 [cited 2026 Jan. 4];33(1):93-100. available from: https://he02.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/TJHP/article/view/259706

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Continuing Pharmaceutical Education