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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...what lengths should you go to make sure you get enough sleep? Today's sleeping pills can help, but are they safe to take in the long term? The drug company Sepracor has been testing a new pill, Estorra, that appears to be both safe and effective when taken for six months. The drug is under review for approval by the FDA. No doubt competitors will be looking at their own sleep drugs to see if they can pass the six-month test...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Behavior: A to Z Guide | 1/19/2004 | See Source »

...weekly basis. Sleeping pills can help, but what are the risks of taking them night after night for months at a time? Most clinical trials study the effects over very short periods only. That's why there is so much interest in a new study sponsored by the drugmaker Sepracor and led by Dr. Andrew Krystal, director of Duke University's Sleep Research Laboratory and Insomnia Clinic. It monitored users of a Sepracor pill called Estorra (currently under review for approval by the FDA) in a double-blind, placebo-controlled study for six months and concluded that the drug...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Health: Safety Trials For Insomniacs | 11/3/2003 | See Source »

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