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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 May 14.
Published in final edited form as: Mov Disord. 2011 Oct;26(0 3):S42–S80. doi: 10.1002/mds.23884

Table 9. Conclusions on drugs to treat disorders of sleep and wakefulness in PD.

Efficacy Safety Practice implications
Insomnia
 Controlled-release formulation of levodopa/carbidopa Insufficient evidence Acceptable risk without specialized monitoring Investigational
 Pergolide Insufficient evidence Acceptable risk with specialized monitoring Not useful
 Eszopiclone Insufficient evidence Acceptable risk without specialized monitoring Investigational
 Melatonin 3–5 mg Insufficient evidence Acceptable risk without specialized monitoring Investigational
Melatonin 50 mg Insufficient evidence Insufficient evidence Investigational

Excessive daytime somnolence and the sudden onset of sleep
 Modafinil Insufficient evidence Insufficient evidence Investigational

Treatments with new conclusions have gray backgrounds and italicized text, and those with no changes have white backgrounds.

PD, Parkinson's disease.