A Sleeping Pill for Longer Use Wins Approval
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The Food and Drug Administration has approved a new sleeping pill that some specialists say could pave the way for longer-term use of such medications.
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The US Food and Drug Administration has approved Eli Lilly&#39;s Cymbalta, a balanced and potent serotonin and norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor.
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BOSTON - Drug maker Sepracor Inc. has won federal approval for a prescription insomnia medication the company is counting on to challenge larger rivals in the fast-growing $2.1 billion-a-year sleep aid market.
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CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts The drug Clolar has won Food and Drug Administration approval to treat patients ages one to 21 who have exhausted other treatment options for acute lymphoblastic leukemia.
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The first implantable treatment to prevent sleep apnea has received approval from U.S. regulators, the company that developed the procedure said Tuesday.
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The US Food and Drug Administration has approved the first over-the-counter diet drug, a lower dose version of a prescription drug made by British firm GlaxoSmithKline.
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Pfizer Inc. won U.S. approval on Thursday to promote its prescription drug Lyrica for treating fibromyalgia, a chronic disease which can cause debilitating pain, sleep problems, stiffness and fatigue.
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Sepracor Inc. won a long-awaited approval to sell its new prescription sleep aid, a drug that may help push the money-losing company to a profit.
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WHAT THEY FOUND: Insomnia is more effectively treated with behavioral therapy than a popular sleeping pill, known as Ambien. WHO WAS INCLUDED: 63 people with chronic insomnia; some received Ambien alone, others
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Swiss biotech firm Actelion&#39;s  experimental sleep drug, the first of a new class of potential  medicines, significantly improved sleep for insomniacs in  mid-stage clinical trials, the company said on Sunday.
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FDA advisory panel gives the nod to its heart drug.
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Tablets containing a combination of the blood pressure medication aliskiren and water pill hydrochlorothiazide have been approved by the Food and Drug Administration
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A few years ago, drug giant Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. announced it was retooling its strategy, meaning a drug it was developing for insomnia was probably headed for the sidelines. Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc. pounced.
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The government approved a drug Tuesday that offers a new way of fighting severe pain &#151; an option for patients who no longer benefit from morphine and other traditional pain medications.
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A second-line drug to treat a life-threatening form of leukemia has won federal approval, the Food and Drug Administration said Monday.
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A skin patch to treat the dementia suffered by Alzheimerâs patients has gained federal approval, a drug company said.
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The first birth control pill designed to stop monthly periods has been approved for use in the US.