Skip to main content

Quviviq: Uses, How it Works & Common Side Effects

Quviviq is a prescription medicine used for insomnia in adults who have trouble falling asleep or staying asleep. The most common side effects include headache and sleepiness. Quviviq may also cause drowiness the next morning and sometimes for a few days which may make it dangerous if you need to drive, think clearly or perform other hazardous activities.

Video transcript

Quviviq is a prescription medicine used for insomnia in adults who have trouble falling asleep or staying asleep.

Quviviq is taken half an hour before you go to bed, and should only be taken if you will be sleeping for at least 7 hours before you must get up again.

People usually start to sleep better after about one week of treatment and continue to improve over a month.

Quviviq’s active ingredient daridorexant works on chemical messengers called orexins that usually make you feel more awake.

By blocking orexin receptors it reduces your wakefulness so that you can sleep better.

Quviviq tablets are a Controlled Substance Schedule IV because it does have some potential for misuse or abuse.

The most common side effects include headache and sleepiness. Quviviq may also cause drowiness the next morning and sometimes for a few days which may make it dangerous if you need to drive, think clearly or perform other hazardous activities.

This material is provided for educational purposes only and is not intended for medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. Always consult with your healthcare provider.

Recommended videos

2:19

Avoiding Drug Interactions

This FDA Consumer Update video provides helpful tips to avoid the three main types of interactions: drugs with food and beverages, drugs with dietary supplements, and drugs with other drugs.

1:56

When is Emergency Treatment Needed for Burns?

A brief overview of minor and major burns, when to get emergency care, and a description of 1st, 2nd and 3rd degree burns.

2:08

How to measure blood pressure using a manual monitor

Watch this video to learn how to measure blood pressure using a manual monitor.

0:11

Herniated nucleus pulposus (slipped disk)

This animation shows displacement of an inter vertebral disk (disk between the vertebrae).

2:11

HIV Animation

This animation shows the HIV molecule, its components, and what it does inside the body to an infected person.

Browse by category

By medication