Optimizing Narcolepsy Care: Diagnosis, Treatment, and Patient Access

An expert discusses how key symptoms of narcolepsy, such as excessive daytime sleepiness and cataplexy, impact daily functioning and quality of life, along with the primary differences between type 1 and type 2 narcolepsy in terms of pathophysiology, clinical presentation, and diagnostic criteria.

An expert discusses treatments for narcolepsy, comparing options for managing excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS) and cataplexy, and examines the advantages, limitations, and clinical scenarios for medications targeting EDS versus compared with those for both EDS and cataplexy.

An expert discusses the significance of low-sodium oxybate for patients with narcolepsy patients with and cardiovascular disease and compares the diagnostic criteria and clinical presentations of narcolepsy and idiopathic hypersomnia.

An expert discusses important considerations for clinicians when tailoring narcolepsy treatment plans for patients with complex comorbidities or lifestyle needs.

An expert discusses considerations for tailoring narcolepsy treatment plans for patients with complex comorbidities or lifestyle needs, the role of insurance policies, prior authorizations, and specialty pharmacies in treatment access, emerging strategies to improve care in underserved populations, and the role of hypocretin in narcolepsy.