Geriatrics
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<ѻýҕl>FDA Slashes Starting Dose for Lunestaѻýҕl>
SILVER SPRING, Md. -- Patients starting on the sleep drug eszopiclone (Lunesta) should take no more than 1 mg at bedtime -- one-third the current label-recommended dose -- because of the risk of next-day impairment, the FDA said Thursday.
May 15, 2014
<ѻýҕl>Murder: Another Ambien Side Effect?ѻýҕl>
NEW YORK CITY -- Forensic psychiatrists are facing new challenges with murders committed by people under the influence of the sleep drug zolpidem (Ambien) -- not least to persuade the criminal justice system to take their conclusions seriously.
May 07, 2014
<ѻýҕl>Rheuminations: Blame the Pain on the Rain?ѻýҕl>
Do your arthritis patients complain that their symptoms are influenced by the cold and wet weather? There's plenty of support for this, including a new study out of the Netherlands seeking to quantify this link and examine contributing factors.
Mar 16, 2014