The Medical Letter on Drugs and Therapeutics
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ISSUE1348
October 4, 2010
Low-Dose Doxepin (Silenor) for Insomnia
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Low-Dose Doxepin (Silenor) for Insomnia
October 4, 2010 (Issue: 1348)
The FDA has approved a new low-dose formulation of
the tricyclic antidepressant doxepin (Silenor –
Somaxon) for treatment of insomnia associated with
sleep maintenance. The manufacturer claims that this
dose retains the hypnotic effect of...more
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