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SUBMITTER: Liakoni E
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6457903 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Psychopharmacology 20180919 11
<h4>Rationale</h4>Gamma-hydroxybutyrate acid (GHB), a GABA<sub>B</sub> receptor agonist approved for treatment of narcolepsy, impairs driving ability, but little is known about doses and plasma concentrations associated with impairment and time course of recovery.<h4>Objective</h4>To assess effects of oral GHB (Xyrem®) upon driving as measured by a driving simulator, and to determine plasma concentrations associated with impairment and the time course of recovery.<h4>Methods</h4>Randomized, doub ...[more]