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2. Somnifacient - Wikipedia

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   Somnifacient (from Latin somnus, sleep [1]), also known as sedatives or sleeping pills, is a class of medications that induces sleep. It is mainly used for treatment of insomnia. Examples of somnifacients include benzodiazepines, barbiturates and antihistamines. Around 2-6% of adults with insomnia use somnifacients to aid sleep. [2]

3. Hypnotic - Wikipedia

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   Zolpidem tartrate, a common but potent sedative–hypnotic drug.Used for severe insomnia. Hypnotic (from Greek Hypnos, sleep [1]), or soporific drugs, commonly known as sleeping pills, are a class of (and umbrella term for) psychoactive drugs whose primary function is to induce sleep [2] (or surgical anesthesia [note 1]) and to treat insomnia (sleeplessness).

4. Suvorexant - Wikipedia

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   Suvorexant is used for the treatment of insomnia, characterized by difficulties with sleep onset and/or sleep maintenance, in adults. [2] [6] At a dose of 15 to 20 mg and in terms of treatment–placebo difference, it reduces time to sleep onset by up to 10 minutes, reduces time awake after sleep onset by about 15 to 30 minutes, and increases total sleep time by about 10 to 20 minutes. [2]

5. 7 hours of sleep is ideal for middle-age and elderly ... - AOL

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   Middle-age and older people should sleep seven hours each night for ideal rest and recovery, according to a study published last week. The research, published in Nature Aging, studied nearly ...

6. The 7 Most Effective Natural Sleep Aids for Your Best Sleep ...

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   Fall sleep more quickly, and sleep more soundly, with these expert-approved natural sleep aids, including melatonin, cherry extract, magnesium, and chamomile.

7. Sominex - Wikipedia

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   The list of unapproved chemicals for use as a sleep aid included not only those recommended for banning in 1979, but several others including acetaminophen, aspirin, and passion flower extract. [34] Pharmaceutical manufacturer GlaxoSmithKline owned the Sominex brand in 2011, and announced their decision to divest it in April 2011. [35]