“hypnotics, also referred to as Z drugs. These include Ambien, Sonata, and Lunesta. Z drugs account for over 40% of all sleep medication prescriptions in the U.S., with Ambien accounting for nearly 90% of them.”
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Sonata
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“while Sonata, with its very short half-life of about an hour, can even be used in the middle of the night if you wake up and have enough time left before morning. However, greater receptor selectivity doesn't solve the fundamental issue that we had with benzodiazepines.”
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