Posted by Jakeman on July 26, 2005, at 20:08:24
In reply to Where are all the INSOMNIA sufferers???, posted by ed_uk on July 24, 2005, at 16:44:36
> Surely someone is interested in Rozerem!!!
>
> ~EdHi Ed,
This drug leaves me scratching my head. I was very hopeful that the makers had come up with a break-thru in sleep medication, but I don't see it from the reports I've read (of course a lot of the research is not on the web). Looking at the phase 1 and 2 trials...it didn't do much other than making you fall asleep earlier...so it may help in resetting circadian rhythm which is good for people with "delayed sleep phase". I've read nothing about it making you sleep longer, deeper, or more efficiently.
Apparently it is more potent than melatonin, but why no head to head studies with melatonin? As some have speculated, maybe they are positioning themselves as the "doctor prescribed" alternative to self-medication with melatonin. Can you get melatonin by prescription in the UK? As you know, it's an over-the-counter supplement here.
warm regards ~Jake
Yes Phillipa I think drug company reps and other observers read this board. One reason being to gauge whether or not to buy stock in a pharma co. about to release another drug :-)
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