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Sleeping Pills and Bizarre Behavior
By Florence Cardinal , Health Expert...The sleep aid, Zolpidem, sold under the trade name Ambien, is the best-selling prescribed... Read more »
FDA Requests Label Change for All Sleep Disorder Drug Products
By Florence Cardinal , Health Expert...sleep aids can cause these problems, one medication, Ambien (zolpidem) has been prominently... Read more »
FDA Requests Label Change for "Sleeping Pills"
By Teri Robert , Health Expert...medications covered by this labeling request are: Ambien/Ambien CR Butisol Sodium Carbrital... Read more »
Secondary Insomnia and the Drugs Used To Treat It
By Michael Rack, MD , Health Expert...of insomnia. The benzodiazepine agonists include Ambien (zolpidem), Ambien CR, Sonata, and... Read more »
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Fibromyalgia Medication
...concern about using benzodiazepines is their habit-forming potential. Hypnotics such as Ambien, Lunesta and Rozerem cause relaxation that helps patients fall asleep and stay... Read more »Insomnia: Medications
...doctors.Brands and Benefits. Non-benzodiazepine hypnotics currently approved in the United States are zolpidem (Ambien, Ambien CR), zaleplon (Sonata), eszopiclone (Lunesta), and ramelteon... Read more »Insomnia: Highlights
...drug-manufactures to strengthen the warning labels on sedative-hypnotic drugs, which include zolpidem (Ambien), eszopiclone (Lunesta), and triazolam (Halcion). The FDA warned these medicines may... Read more »Fibromyalgia: Medications
...improvement in fibromyalgia symptoms than patients who received placebo.Sleep MedicationsZolpidem (Ambien) or other newer sleep medications such as zaleplon (Sonata) and eszopiclone (Lunesta) may... Read more »Travel to Developing Countries: Travel Precautions
...benzodiazepines ("sleeping pills") such as lorazepam (Ativan); benzodiazepine-receptor agonists such as zolpidem (Ambien) or eszoplicone (Lunesta); alprazolam (Xanax); or temazepam (Restoril).... Read more »Related News
Sleep drugs need stronger warnings, FDA says
October 02, 2008Sedative/hypnotic medications--including Ambien, Halcion, Lunesta, and Rozerem--need stronger warning about potential side effects, says the U.S.... Read summary »
Study: Sleep meds somewhat helpful but very popular
October 03, 2008People who take sleep drugs think the medications help more than they actually do, researchers say. Results of a National Institutes of Health study... Read summary »
Mixed Results in Bone Study
November 03, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Researchers ended with mixed results in a study designed to see if daily supplements of vitamin K1 would protect women at risk... Read summary »
Treatment Extends Brain Tumor Survival Rate?
March 17, 2009(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- The final results of a clinical trial show adding chemotherapy to radiotherapy treatment for brain tumors can extend a... Read summary »
Smokers Should Eat Broccoli
November 24, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Broccoli and other cruciferous vegetables have a cancer preventative property that appears to work specifically in smokers. In... Read summary »
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