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Effects Of New Sleep Medication Appear Unlikely To Have Potential For Abuse Or Cognitive Impairment

10-12-2006 · ScienceDaily

In a study of 14 adults with histories of sedative abuse, the newly approved sleep medication ramelteon does not appear to have effects that indicate potential for abuse or motor or cognitive impairment, according to a report in the October issue of Archives of General Psychiatry, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.

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