tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9723673.post-71507522176444733162008-05-07T07:19:00.000-07:002008-05-07T07:25:55.917-07:00A <a href="http://www.sleepreviewmag.com/sleep_report/2008-05-07_02.asp">new survey </a>finds that latency to sleep onset (rather than sleep maintenance) is what Primary care doctor's consider the most important attribute in selecting a hypnotic:<br /><em><span style="color:#006600;">Decision Resources, a research and advisory firm focusing on pharmaceutical and health care issues, finds that a drug's effect on latency to sleep onset is the attribute that most influences the prescribing decisions of surveyed primary care physicians (PCPs) in the treatment of insomnia.</span></em><br /><span style="color:#330000;">I prescribe Ambien, which is good for helping a person fall asleep, much more than Ambien CR, which is better for sleep maintenance. Ambien is also now generic and much cheaper than Ambien CR.</span>Michael Rack, MDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15365676269660178401noreply@blogger.com