A double-blind study by Roth and colleagues evaluated the efficacy of ramel-teon in treating transient insomnia in healthy adults ranging from 35 to 60 years of age. Subjects received 16 mg, 64 mg, or placebo 30 minutes before bedtime. The study enrolled 375 patients from 14 sleep research centers in the U.S. The investigators used [...]

INTRODUCTION
Over the past decade, drug companies have focused much of their attention on addressing the problem of insomnia. This effort should come as no surprise— insomnia is being reported at an alarmingly high rate. In 2005, the National Sleep Foundation, part of the National Institutes of Health, estimated that more than half (54%) of all [...]