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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2008 Feb 19.
Published in final edited form as: Sleep. 1991 Jun;14(3):218–220. doi: 10.1093/sleep/14.3.218

TABLE 2.

Baseline and treatment sleep latencies for the various drugs expressed as a percent of normal levels

Drug Reference Baseline Sleep latency % Normal Treatment sleep latency % Normal Change p Level
Codeine Fry et al. (1) 3.00 15.9 5.80 33.0 2.8 NS
Gamma-hydroxybutyrate Scrima et al. (2) 1.40 10.4 3.00 22.4 1.6 0.05
Gamma-hydroxybutyrate Scrima et al. (3) 2.50 18.7 2.80 20.9 0.3 0.07
Ritanscrin Arends et al. (4) 5.70 42.5 6.30 47.0 0.6 NS
Viloxazine Godbout et al. (5,6) 7.09 37.5 8.39 47.7 1.3 0.03
Pemoline Mitler et al. (6) 7.60 40.2 9.40 53.4 1.8 0.05
Modafinil Billiard et al. (7) 7.06 37.4 9.73 55.3 2.7 0.01
Protriptyline Mitler et al. (6) 9.28 49.1 9.59 54.5 0.3 NS
Dextroamphetamine Mitler et al. (6) 6.58 34.8 12.37 70.3 5.8 0.01
Methylphenidate Mitler et al. (6) 10.43 55.2 14.06 79.9 3.6 0.01

The MSLT normal value is 13.4 min. The MWT normal value is 18.9 and 17.6 for baseline and treatment, respectively (see text for rationales).