One Prescription Sleep Medication Bites the Dust

One Prescription Sleep Medication Bites the Dust

The FDA put out a warning this month regarding the insomnia drug Lunesta (eszopiclone). The warning was that the drug could cause next day impairment of driving, memory, and coordination. It was based on the results of a 91 person placebo-controlled study in which...
America’s Love Affair With Sleeping Pills

America’s Love Affair With Sleeping Pills

Researchers from the CDC’s National Center for Health Statistics have just published a survey on the use of prescription sleep aids in the US.  The startling results were that 1 in every 25 Americans is taking a prescription sleep medication.  They also found...