Article: The medicines for insomnia.(Primer for Prescription Medications)

Article: Insomnia.(DRUG UPDATE)
Internal Medicine News;  July 1, 2006 ;     700+ words ......guidelines for the management of insomnia recommend various psychological...primary treatment of chronic insomnia. The choice of drug--when indicated...Dosage eszopiclone [$3.70 (2 mg or 2-3 mg at bedtime [Lunesta...Ambien] (initial dose of 5 mg for elderly patients) zolpidem [price not ...

Article: Insomnia.(Drug Update)
Skin & Allergy News;  September 1, 2006 ;     700+ words ......guidelines for the management of insomnia recommend various psychological...primary treatment of chronic insomnia. The choice of drug--when indicated...Day * Dosage eszopiclone 2-3 mg at bedtime [Lunesta] [$3.70...3.23] (initial dose of 5 mg for elderly patients) zolpidem 12.5 mg at bedtime ...

Article: Abundance of insomnia therapies in the pipeline.(Neuropsychiatric Medicine)
Clinical Psychiatry News;  December 1, 2005 ;     700+ words ......under evaluation for insomnia. * New benzodiazepine...It consists of 5 mg of immediate-release...for a total of 12.5 mg of zolpidem. * Alpha...investigation for insomnia, anxiety, chronic...at the dose of 8 mg for long-term use...the only approved insomnia drug without a schedule...

Article: Abundance of insomnia drugs in the pipeline.(Clinical Rounds)
Family Practice News;  November 1, 2005 ;     700+ words ......under evaluation for insomnia. * New benzodiazepine...It consists of 5 mg of immediate-release...for a total of 12.5 mg of zolpidem. * Alpha...investigation for insomnia, anxiety, chronic...at the dose of 8 mg for long-term use...the only approved insomnia drug without a schedule...

Article: Preliminary Results Show Improvement for Insomnia Patients with Co-Existing Depression Who Were Treated with Sepracor's Lunesta(TM).
PR Newswire;  January 12, 2005 ;     700+ words ......DSM-IV(1) criteria for both insomnia and MDD (either newly diagnosed...fluoxetine and either eszopiclone 3 mg (n=270) or placebo (n=275...study in patients with chronic insomnia. About LUNESTA(TM) The FDA...formerly referred to as ESTORRA, 1 mg, 2 mg and 3 mg tablets for the ...

Article: LUNESTA(TM) Brand Eszopiclone, Formerly ESTORRA, Approved by FDA for Treatment of Insomnia.
PR Newswire;  December 16, 2004 ;     700+ words ......eszopiclone, formerly referred to as ESTORRA, 1 mg, 2 mg and 3 mg tablets for the treatment of insomnia. Insomnia can include difficulty falling asleep...to improve sleep onset and/or maintenance is 2 mg or 3 mg for adult patients (ages 18 to 64) and...

Article: Many insomnia drugs in therapeutic pipeline.(Psychiatry)
Internal Medicine News;  November 1, 2005 ;     669 words ......under evaluation for insomnia. * New benzodiazepine...It consists of 5 mg of immediate-release drug and 7.5 mg of prolonged-release...for a total of 12.5 mg of zolpidem. * Alpha...are under study for insomnia, anxiety, chronic...at the dose of 8 mg for long-term use...the only ...

Article: Pharmacologic management of chronic insomnia.(Review Article)(Clinical report)
Southern Medical Journal;  December 1, 2006 ;     700+ words ......primarily sleep-onset insomnia or sleep maintenance insomnia. Benzodiazepines Currently in the United States, there...benzodiazepines approved for the short-term treatment of insomnia: flurazepam (Dalmane), estazolam (ProSom), quazepam...and currently have a limited role in the management of ...

Article: Drug Update: Primary Insomnia.
OB GYN News;  August 1, 2000 ;     700+ words ......2.32 (7.5 mg) (Doral) flurazepam 15-30 mg $0.31 (15 mg) clorazepate 3.75-15 mg $1.19 (3.75 mg) chloral hydrate 500 mg-2 g $0.20 (500 mg) DRUG COMMENT [+] zaleplon The newest BRA and insomnia drug on the market (Sonata) and the shortest-acting...

Article: Anticonvulsant studied for primary insomnia.(Clinical Rounds)
Family Practice News;  February 1, 2005 ;     659 words ......adults with primary insomnia, Thomas Roth, Ph...patients with primary insomnia found tiagabine 8 mg and 12 mg doses significantly...years with primary insomnia to tiagabine 4 mg, 8 mg, 12 mg, 16...had symptoms; of insomnia on at least 3 nights...following doses ...

Article: Insomnia is common during chemotherapy.(Psychosomatic Medicine)
Clinical Psychiatry News;  September 1, 2008 ;     329 words ......to have insomnia problems throughout chemotherapy. So insomnia does not go away on its own, she said. The researchers also found that the prevalence of insomnia was greatest among lung cancer patients (P less than .05). In addition, younger patients tended to have more insomnia (P less than .05). ...

Article: Takeda won FDA approval to market Rozerem (ramelteon), 8 mg. tablets for the treatment of insomnia.(Pipeline)
Medical Marketing & Media;  September 1, 2005 ;     37 words ...Takeda won FDA approval to market Rozerem (ramelteon), 8 mg. tablets for the treatment of insomnia. Rozerem is the only prescription sleep medication not designated as a controlled substance by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration.

Article: LUNESTA Study of Patients with Insomnia and Co-Morbid Generalized Anxiety Disorder GAD Published in Archives of General Psychiatry.
Health & Medicine Week;  May 26, 2008 ;     700+ words ......Given the high incidence of insomnia symptoms co-existing with...believe that further study of insomnia and its relationship to GAD...DSM-IV-TR(R)(1) criteria for insomnia and GAD were administered 10 mg of escitalopram nightly, plus...the potential for rebound insomnia and withdrawal ...

Article: Older Adults with Insomnia Report Falling Asleep Faster with Ramelteon.
PR Newswire;  May 12, 2005 ;     627 words ......treatments: ramelteon 4 or 8 mg, or placebo. Study participants...who received ramelteon 4 or 8 mg had statistically significant...ramelteon, there was no rebound insomnia, nor did patients exhibit symptoms...events for both ramelteon 4 mg and 8 mg dose groups was comparable...data, which ...