The Oregon Health & Science University recently posted an on-line report (Drug Class Review on Newer Sedative Hypnotics, December 2005) that offers an answer to this question. The authors conclude […]

Effexor (Ventafoxine ) is a realitively new psysoactive medication, which might be helpful to improve depressed mood, decrease anxiety, and fight fatigue. Effexor is different from typical antidepressents. It works […]

GlaxoSmithKline Pharmaceuticals has introduced a new non-prescription sleep-aid for insomnia. The company is marketing the product as a “non-habit forming sleep aid that provides a safe, natural alternative to current […]

Hans Armin Dieterich, M.D., Ph.D. Hans Armin Dieterich, MD, PhD is a Professor of Pharmacology and faculty member of the Department of Medicine and Pharmacology at the Georgetown University School […]

Few drugs have received such public attention and been publicized like Ritalin (with the exception of Prozac). This is likely because Ritalin is used for children. Ritalin has been in […]

French scientists recently have warned against the indiscriminate use of Melatonin. Despite the fact that Melatonin has been released for public use in the United States by the Food and […]