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   			ISSUE 1463
March 2, 2015
                			
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				Suvorexant (Belsomra) for Insomnia
March 2, 2015 (Issue: 1463)
				The FDA has approved suvorexant (Belsomra –
Merck), the first orexin receptor antagonist to become
available in the US, for treatment of sleep-onset and/or
sleep-maintenance insomnia.
        			
        			
					
					
				
        			
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