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Article: One more sleep aid. (News You Can Use)
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- U.S. News & World Report
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- January 14, 1991
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CopyrightCOPYRIGHT 1991 All rights reserved. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
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ONE MORE SLEEP AID. A new prescription sleeping pill approved last week by the Food and Drug Administraton may provide far less drowsiness after waking and fewer side effects than Upjohn's Halcion, the most widely prescribed sleeping pill in the U.S., taken by 11 million people. ProSom, made by Abbott Laboratories, promises between six and eight hours of sleep; Halcion takers may get slightly less. ProSom also appears not to cause anorexia, suicidal thoughts and other ...
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Transcript: FDA Says Upjohn's Halcion Safe, but Questions Upjohn
NPR All Things Considered;
May 31, 1996 ;
700+ words
... ... 0000 The FDA said that the sleeping pill Halcion is safe, supporting their previous approval ... sloppy in some of its safety studies on Halcion. LINDA WERTHEIMER, Host: Today the ... in reviewing the popular sleeping pill Halcion. The FDA should have pursued more aggressively ...
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