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THURSDAY, Dec. 16 (HealthDayNews) -- Current sleeping pills shouldn't be used for more than seven to 10 days, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration recommends, citing the possibility that their effects could wear off or the drugs could become addictive.
But the agency's approval Wednesday of the Sepracor drug Lunesta could change that. Patients who took the drug for six months during clinical trials reported no loss of effectiveness and few signs of addictive side effects, The New York Times reported.
The exact wording of the product's label hadn't been made public at press time, the newspaper said, so it was unclear how far the agency would go in relaxing the usual seven-to-10-day recommendation.
The National Sleep Foundation says more than 60 percent of Americans have trouble sleeping a few nights each week, according to a Sepracor statement. Some 35 million Americans obtained prescriptions for sleeping pills last year, the Times reported.
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AIDS
It's not YOUR problem (I hope that)
It's not MY problem (I know that)
Anyone have any idea when it will be available for us to try & get from our MD, & how soon the IOP's have the generic form?
Considering how much testing the FDA really does, it will probably turn out to have some nasty side effect, or end up being addictive. Did anyone see NOW on PBS last night & their story on the FDA?
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"I want to believe." - Fox Mulder
what would be the difference in it as IT being "ESZOPICLONE" and plain old ZOPICLONE that you can get from any spanish or mexican op? Just a question cause I'm not a chemist genius?
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rockystuart Enthusiast
Reged: 03/11/04
Posts: 232
Loc: San Fran Bay Area, Calif
ALL of teh sleeping pills I know of say 'not for extended use over 7-10 days. Ambien works good for me. But any benzo will cause brain chem chaNGES OVER TIME.
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