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Article: LUNESTA(TM) Second Six-Month Study Data Confirms Findings of First Six-Month Study.
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- April 11, 2005
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MARLBOROUGH, Mass., April 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Sepracor Inc. today announced preliminary results from its second six-month, Phase IIIB/IV, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled safety and efficacy study of LUNESTA(TM) brand eszopiclone for the treatment of insomnia. The study, which included 828 patients with chronic insomnia, augments the findings in Sepracor's first landmark, six-month study of LUNESTA. This long- term study included a two-week discontinuation phase, which showed no evidence of treatment-related rebound insomnia or withdrawal symptoms.
In this study, nightly use of LUNESTA 3 mg resulted in statistically significant improvement ...