Article: Somaxon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Initiates Phase III Clinical Trials of SILENOR in Patients with Insomnia; Product Will Be Evaluated in Adult and Elderly Patients with Primary Chronic Insomnia and Transient Insomnia.

SAN DIEGO -- Somaxon Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a specialty pharmaceutical company focused on developing and marketing products for the treatment of insomnia and other neuro-psychiatric disorders, today announced the initiation of patient enrollment in the first Phase III clinical trial of SILENOR(TM) (doxepin HCl) for insomnia. This multi-center, placebo-controlled Phase III study will evaluate the safety and efficacy of SILENOR(TM) in adults with primary, chronic insomnia. The primary endpoint of the study is a sleep maintenance measure, Wake After Sleep Onset (WASO) measured by polysomnography (PSG) in a sleep laboratory setting. Multiple secondary endpoints of sleep ...

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