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  • December 2, 2008

    Insomnia Drug May Help Jet-Lag

    Filed under: Drugs, Sleep — anne @ 1:06 pm
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    Hey, all — this could be the real deal.

    Reuters is reporting that tests on the drug, tasimelteon — also known as VEC-162 — show it has the potential to work for people with “transient insomnia”. Meaning people who work the late-shift, as well as people who suffer from jet-lag.

    Testing is being carried out at Boston’s Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School, in conjunction with the drug’s developer, Maryland-based Vanda Pharmaceuticals.

    Here’s some of the initial findings: people using tasimelteon “fell asleep faster, had better sleep and woke up faster”.

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