Xywav is a medication used to treat cataplexy or excessive daytime sleepiness.[2][3] It contains a mixture of the oxybate salts calcium oxybate, magnesium oxybate, potassium oxybate, and sodium oxybate.[2] It is a central nervous system (CNS) depressant and it is taken by mouth.[2]
Manufactured by the Jazz Pharmaceuticals company, it was approved for medical use in the United States in July 2020.[2][4][5]
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