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Suvorexant for insomnia in older adults: a perspective review

Rajesh R Tampi, Geetha Manikkara, Silpa Balachandran, Piyush Taparia, Stephanie Hrisko, Shilpa Srinivasan, Deena J Tampi

Article Type

Review

Published

07 Feb 2018

This review identifies published randomized control trials that evaluate the efficacy and tolerability of suvorexant for the treatment of insomnia among older adults.

Managing insomnia: an overview of insomnia and pharmacologic treatment strategies in use and on the horizon

Thomas L Schwartz, Viral Goradia

Article Type

Case Report

Published

04 Oct 2013

In this article, the authors explore basic sleep physiology, the mechanism of action for each class of hypnotic drugs and their clinical application. The potential pharmacologic sleep-inducing mechanisms of future hypnotics are also described and discussed.