CPC A61K 31/27 (2013.01) [A61B 5/201 (2013.01); A61B 5/4839 (2013.01)] | 23 Claims |
1. A method of treating excessive daytime sleepiness in a subject in need thereof, said method comprising:
selecting a subject for not having end stage renal disease;
determining the estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) of the subject, and
(a) providing to the subject having excessive daytime sleepiness and an eGFR of about 30 mL/min/1.73 m2 to about 59 mL/min/1.73 m2:
a first oral daily dose equivalent to 37.5 mg [R]-2-amino-3-phenylpropylcarbamate (APC) from day one to day n1 of a dose escalation regimen, and
a second oral daily dose equivalent to 75 mg APC starting on day n2 of the dose escalation regimen,
wherein n1 is an integer equal to or greater than 5 and n2 is equal to the sum of n1+1,
wherein the subject is not provided a daily dose exceeding a dose equivalent to 75 mg APC; and
(b) providing to the subject having excessive daytime sleepiness and an eGFR of about 15 mL/min/1.73 m2 to about 29 mL/min/1.73 m2:
an oral daily dose equivalent to 37.5 mg APC;
wherein the subject is not provided a daily dose exceeding a dose equivalent to 37.5 mg APC.
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