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In clinical studies, DAYVIGO helped some people with insomnia fall asleep faster and stay asleep longer compared to placebo.
Results of a Phase 2 study sponsored by Somnus Therapeutics Inc add further evidence supporting the efficacy and safety of a novel bedtime therapeutic that addresses a major underserved need of insomnia patients—maintaining sleep. SKP-1041
Read MoreSomnus Therapeutics Inc, a private specialty pharmaceutical company, has completed a Phase 2 dose-ranging study of SKP-1041, a modified-release formulation of zaleplon. The study (SOM201), conducted in nonelderly adults with primary insomnia ch
Read MoreSilenor (doxepin), indicated for the treatment of insomnia characterized by difficulty with sleep maintenance, is now commercially available by prescription in the United States. Somaxon, maker of the insomnia treatment, has implemented a whole
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Read MoreAfter a long and financially consuming process for Somaxon Pharmaceuticals, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the company’s New Drug Application (NDA) for Silenor (doxepin) for the treatment of insomnia characterized b
Read MoreTranscept is anticipating further feedback from the FDA with regard to the activities necessary to resubmit the new drug application (NDA) for its middle-of-the-night insomnia treatment, Intermezzo. With cash, cash equivalents, and marketabl
Read MoreIntra-Cellular Therapies Inc, New York, released final results from the Phase II trial of ITI-007 in patients with sleep maintenance insomnia. The trial showed ITI-007 significantly and dose-dependently increased slow wave sleep and decreased the d
Read MoreAntidepressants Ease Pain for Fibromyalgia Patients An analysis of previous studies shows that the use of antidepressant medications by patients with fibromyalgia syndrome is associated with a reduction in pain, sleep disturbances, and depressed
Read MoreNew research investigating sleep patterns of older women shows a link between normal sleep and healthy aging.
Read MoreIntra-Cellular Therapies begins phase 1 clinical trials for ITI-722, a sleep maintenance insomnia treatment.
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It is important to determine the consequences of age-related changes in all aspects of life in order to develop new strategies to help older individuals cope with sleep-wake cycle regularity challenges.
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