Posted by jrbecker on July 23, 2005, at 13:24:47
FDA OKs new sleep medication Rozerem
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/chi-0507230014jul23,1,4523976.story?coll=chi-business-hedFDA OKs new sleep medication Rozerem
Dow Jones Newswires
Published July 23, 2005
The Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved a new prescription sleep medication that has shown no evidence of abuse and dependence.The drug, Rozerem, targets receptors in an area of the brain that regulates 24-hour, or circadian, rhythms including the sleep-wake cycle, said Takeda Pharmaceuticals North America Inc., a unit of Takeda Pharmaceutical Co., Japan's largest pharmaceutical company.
It will be available for patients by late August. The FDA approval allows physicians to prescribe Rozerem for long-term use in adults.
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