Archive for Ambien

New type of sleeping drug blocks wakefulness, rather than causing sleepiness

Sunday, June 17th, 2012

Pharma company Merck announced results at a sleep conference recently from a large clinical trial on its new sleeping aid called suvorexant. These results demonstrated that the new drug allowed people with chronic insomnia to get to sleep faster and sleep longer than those taking a placebo. In one study, after 3 months of treatment, ... read more »

Ambien and addiction

Wednesday, May 30th, 2012

If you type the phrase “ambien addiction” into Google search, 1,710,000 items appear. Does this suggest the possibility that Ambien is an addictive drug?   Below are some prominent items on the web, that address this issue. At www.allnurses.com, a discussion forum for nurses, one poster discusses how she just terminated a long-term friendship with ... read more »