Recent news on Placidyl

Warnings added to sleep-aids  -  Apr 16, 2007
Citrus County Chronicle,...the following: Ambien/AmbienCR, Butisol sodium, Carbrital, Dalmane, Doral, Halcion, Lunesta, Placidyl, Prosom, Restoril, Rozerem, Seconal and Sonata.

Integrative Way: Sweet dreams?  -  Apr 8, 2007
Sacramento Bee,The medications under review are Ambien, Sonata, Lunesta, Restoril, Halcion, Dalmane, Prosom, Rozerem, butisol sodium, Carbrital, Doral, Placidyl and

Medicine names can make you sick  -  Mar 31, 2007
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review,Not to be confused with Carbitrol, Rozerem, Placidyl or Prozac. What a crew. Traditional brand names at least sounded made up by people: Wheaties, Cadillac,

FDA warns about risk of sleep drugs  -  Mar 15, 2007
Earthtimes.orgSome of the other drugs in question are Butisol Sodium, Carbrital, Dalmane, Doral, Halcion, Placidyl, ProSom, Restoril, Rozerem, Seconal and Sonata.

Bizarre acts ca used by sleep aids pro mpt alerts  -  Mar 15, 2007
The Olympian,Besides Ambien and Lunesta, the other medicines to receive warnings are: Butisol Sodium, Carbrital, Dalmane, Doral, Halcion, Placidyl, ProSom, Restoril,

Sleeping pills can cause "sleep driving," FDA says  -  Mar 14, 2007
Seattle Times,The drugs are: Ambien; Butisol sodium; Carbrital; Dalmane; Doral; Halcion; Lunesta; Placidyl; Prosom; Restoril; Rozerem; Seconal; Sonata.

Sleep Pills To Warn Of 'Sleep-Driving'  -  Mar 14, 2007
NBC5.com,Thirteen medications -- Ambien, Butisol sodium, Carbrital, Dalmane, Doral, Halcion, Lunesta, Placidyl, Prosom, Restoril, Rozerem, Seconal and Sonata -- are

FDA warns sleeping pills can cause ‘sleep-driving’  -  Mar 20, 2007
Wilkes Barre Times-Leader,The drugs are: Ambien; Butisol sodium; Carbrital; Dalmane; Doral; Halcion; Lunesta; Placidyl; Prosom; Restoril; Rozerem; Seconal; Sonata.

FDA Calls for Stronger Label Warnings on Sleep Medication  -  Mar 18, 2007
Associated Content,Lunesta (Sepracor), Placidyl (Abbott), Prosom (Abbott), Restoril (Tyco Healthcare), Rozerem (Takeda), Seconal (Lilly), Sonata (King Pharmaceuticals).

FDA warns of rare, odd reactions to sleep drugs  -  Mar 16, 2007
Philadelphia Inquirer,Doral (Questcor Pharmaceuticals), Halcion (Pharmacia & Upjohn), Placidyl (Abbott), ProSom (Abbott), Restoril (Tyco Healthcare), Rozerem (Takeda),

This Week in Health  -  Mar 16, 2007
Intelihealth.com,The drugs are in question include Ambien Butisol sodium, Carbrital, Dalmane, Doral, Halcion, Lunesta, Placidyl, Prosom, Restoril, Rozerem,

DOH calls for labels on rare sleeping pill effects  -  Mar 15, 2007
Taipei Times,The drugs that pose risks include Ambien, Butisol sodium, Carbrital, Dalmane, Doral, Halcion, Lunesta, Placidyl, Prosom, Restoril, Rozerem,

Analysis: Sleep Warnings' Impact Minor  -  Mar 15, 2007
International News Service,Pharmacia and Upjohn's Halcion, Abbott's Placidyl and Prosom, Tyco's Restoril, Takeda's Rozerem, Eli Lilly's Seconal and King's Sonata.

A warning to sleeping pill users: Don't sleep and drive  -  Mar 15, 2007
Chicago Tribune,The other medicines to receive warnings are: Butisol Sodium, Carbrital, Dalmane, Doral, Halcion, Placidyl, ProSom, Restoril, Rozerem, Seconal and Sonata.

Insomnia pills can cause 'sleep-driving,' FDA warns  -  Mar 15, 2007
Boston Globe,The drugs are Ambien, Butisol sodium, Carbrital, Dalmane, Doral, Halcion, Lunesta, Placidyl, Prosom, Restoril, Rozerem, Seconal, and Sonata.

FDA: Some Sleeping Pills Have Dangerous Side Effects  -  Mar 15, 2007
KSL-TV,The sleeping pills affected by this warning are: Ambien, Butisol Sodium, Carbrital, Dalmane, Doral, Halcion, Lunesta, Placidyl, Prosom, Restoril, Rozerem,

Sleep-driving side effect  -  Mar 15, 2007
Newsday,The drugs are Ambien, Butisol Sodium, Carbrital, Dalmane, Doral, Halcion, Lunesta, Placidyl, Prosom, Restoril, Rozerem, Seconal and Sonata.

FDA Strengthens Warnings on Sleep Drugs  -  Mar 15, 2007
Medscape (subscription)Also included are eszopiclone tablets (Lunesta, Sepracor); ethchlorvynol capsules (Placidyl, Abbott); estazolam (Prosom, Abbott); temazepam capsules

FDA Requests Sedative-hypnotic Drug Manufactures For Label Change ...  -  Mar 15, 2007
Trading Markets,Placidyl and Prosom of Abbott Laboratories (ABT | charts | news | PowerRating), Restoril of Tyco Healthcare, Rozerem of Takeda Pharmaceuticals (TKPHF.

Sleeping pills cause unexpected side effect  -  Mar 15, 2007
Contra Costa Times,The drugs are: Ambien; Butisol sodium; Carbrital; Dalmane; Doral; Halcion; Lunesta; Placidyl; Prosom; Restoril; Rozerem; Seconal; and Sonata.

Insomniacs risk sleep-driving on pills, FDA warns  -  Mar 15, 2007
Orlando Sentinel,The drugs are Ambien, Butisol Sodium, Carbrital, Dalmane, Doral, Halcion, Lunesta, Placidyl, Prosom, Restoril, Rozerem, Seconal and Sonata.

Sleep aids' labels will warn of risk for odd behavior  -  Mar 15, 2007
Orlando Sentinel,Besides Ambien and Lunesta, the other medicines to receive warnings are Butisol Sodium, Carbrital, Dalmane, Doral, Halcion, Placidyl, ProSom, Restoril,

FDA Strengthens Warnings on Sleeping Pills  -  Mar 15, 2007
HealthCentral.com,...made by Sepracor; Placidyl and Prosom, made by Abbott; Restoril, made by Tyco Healthcare; Rozerem, made by Takeda; Seconal, made by Lilly; and Sonata,

FDA warns of side effects of all Rx sleeping pills  -  Mar 15, 2007
Pioneer Press,Sleep-driving can be caused by any of the "sedative-hypnotics," which are Ambien; Butisol sodium; Carbrital; Dalmane; Doral; Halcion; Lunesta; Placidyl;

pills must warn of sleep-driving  -  Mar 15, 2007
Denver Post,The drugs are: Ambien, Butisol sodium, Carbrital, Dalmane, Doral, Halcion, Lunesta, Placidyl, Prosom, Restoril, Rozerem, Seconal and Sonata.

FDA says driving in sleep a risk of pills  -  Mar 15, 2007
Arizona Daily Star,The affected drugs are: Ambien, Butisol sodium, Carbrital, Dalmane, Doral, Halcion, Lunesta, Placidyl, Prosom, Restoril, Rozerem, Seconal and Sonata.

FDA: Sleeping pills can cause 'sleep-driving'  -  Mar 15, 2007
Bradenton Herald,The drugs are Ambien, Butisol sodium, Carbrital, Dalmane, Doral, Halcion, Lunesta, Placidyl, Prosom, Restoril, Rozerem, Seconal, Sonata.

FDA wants pill labels to warn of `sleep-driving'  -  Mar 15, 2007
Sun-Sentinel.com,The drugs on the list are: Ambien, Butisol sodium, Carbrital, Dalmane, Doral, Halcion, Lunesta, Placidyl, Prosom, Restoril, Rozerem, Seconal and Sonata.

FDA Issues Warning About Sleep Medication  -  Mar 14, 2007
Newsinferno.com,Halcion (Pharmacia & Upjohn), Placidyl (Abbott), Prosom (Abbott), Restoril (Tyco Healthcare), Rozerem (Takeda), and Sonata (King Pharmaceuticals).

Insomnia pills can cause sleep-driving  -  Mar 14, 2007
Detroit Free Press,The drugs are: Ambien, Butisol sodium, Carbrital, Dalmane, Doral, Halcion, Lunesta, Placidyl, Prosom, Restoril Rozerem, Seconal and Sonata.

Sleep-aid labels to warn of strange side effects  -  Mar 14, 2007
Austin American-Statesman (subscription),The drugs are: Ambien; Butisol sodium; Carbrital; Dalmane; Doral; Halcion; Lunesta; Placidyl; ProSom; Restoril; Rozerem; Seconal; Sonata.

Sector Snap: Makers of Sleep Drugs Dip  -  Mar 14, 2007
Forbes,Abbott Laboratories showed little reaction to the announcement, although the company markets two products affected by FDA's announcement: Placidyl and

US drug agency warns sleeping pills can sometimes cause 'sleep ...  -  Mar 14, 2007
International Herald Tribune,The drugs are: Ambien, Butisol sodium, Carbrital, Dalmane, Doral, Halcion, Lunesta, Placidyl,Prosom, Restoril, Rozerem, Seconal and Sonata.

FDA Orders New Warnings On Sleeping Pills  -  Mar 14, 2007
WJZ,The 13 drugs mentioned in the new FDA report were: Ambien; Butisol sodium; Carbrital; Dalmane; Doral; Halcion; Lunesta; Placidyl; Prosom; Restoril; Rozerem;

Sleep-driving risk from sleeping pills spurs FDA action  -  Mar 14, 2007
Richmond Times Dispatch,The drugs are: Ambien, Butisol sodium, Carbrital, Dalmane, Doral, Halcion, Lunesta, Placidyl, ProSom, Restoril, Rozerem, Seconal and Sonata.

FDA Warns Sleeping Pills Can Cause Sleep-Driving  -  Mar 14, 2007
All Headline NewsThe drugs involved in the announcement are: Ambien; Butisol sodium; Carbrital; Dalmane; Doral; Halcion; Lunesta; Placidyl; Prosom; Restoril; Rozerem;

UPI NewsTrack Health and Science News  -  Mar 14, 2007
United Press InternationalThe medications of concern to the FDA are: Ambien/Ambien CR, Butisol Sodium, Carbrital, Dalmane, Doral, Halcion, Lunesta, Placidyl, Prosom, Restoril,

Sleeping pills may cause sleep driving  -  Mar 14, 2007
Food Consumer,Lunesta (Sepracor),Placidyl (Abbott), Prosom (Abbott), Restoril (Tyco Healthcare), Rozerem (Takeda), Seconal (Lilly), and Sonata (King Pharmaceuticals).

'Sleep Driving' Risk Seen in New Sedatives  -  Mar 14, 2007
Smartmoney.comOther brand-name sleep drugs affected by the new warnings include: Placidyl and Prosom by Abbott Laboratories (ABT), Restoril by Tyco International Ltd.'s

FDA Warns Of Sleep Drug Side Effects  -  Mar 14, 2007
Pittsburgh Channel.com,The FDA has ordered strict new guidelines for Ambien, Butisol Sodium, Carbrital, Dalmane, Doral, Halcion, Lunesta, Placidyl, Prosom, Restoril, Rozerem,

Ambien, Lunesta To Carry Sleep-Driving Warning  -  Mar 14, 2007
TechNewsWorld,The drugs are: Ambien; Butisol sodium; Carbrital; Dalmane; Doral; Halcion; Lunesta; Placidyl; Prosom; Restoril; Rozerem; Seconal; and Sonata.

Label Change Requested for All Sleep Disorder Drugs  -  Mar 14, 2007
Facts and Comparisons,Restoril (temazepam), Rozerem (ramelteon), Sonata (zaleplon), Carbrital (pentobarbital/carbromal), Placidyl (ethchlorvynol), and Seconal (secobarbital).

FDA: Sleeping pills can cause 'sleep-driving'  -  Mar 14, 2007
Washington Times,The drugs are: Ambien, Butisol sodium, Carbrital, Dalmane, Doral, Halcion, Lunesta, Placidyl, Prosom, Restoril, Rozerem, Seconal and Sonata.

TRIBUNE-STAR EDITORIAL: Disturbing insights from public records  -  Jan 27, 2007
Terre Haute Tribune Star,Noting that Rehnquist often took three months’ worth of Placidyl in one month, Shafer wondered why the justice had never “in any way tried to educate

Jeffrey Rosen’s "The Supreme Court"  -  18 Jan 2007
Spot-On...“[F]or the nine years between 1972 and the end of 1981, William Rehnquist consumed great quantities of the potent sedative-hypnotic Placidyl,� Jack Shafer

The Big News in the Rehnquist FBI File: There is None  -  Jan 15, 2007
FindLaw,At some point before 1972, Rehnquist was prescribed Placidyl, a sedative-hypnotic, for back pain. He used it more or less continuously for about a decade,

The Rehnquist file  -  Jan 17, 2007
Toledo Blade,...chief justice in 1986, took the drug Placidyl for more than 10 years, even though the controlled substance then was recommended only for short-term use.

Wonkette Sponsors Are Hopped Up on Placidyl  -  Jan 5, 2007
Wonkette (satire),Thanks again to our sponsors, who’ve never once complained about how we’re responsible for losing the war in Vietnam. Interested in advertising on Wonkette?

Rehnquist Drug Dependency Detailed  -  Jan 6, 2007
KFMB,The records present a picture of a justice with chronic back pain who for many months took three times the recommended dosage of the drug Placidyl and then

FBI details justice's drug use  -  Jan 5, 2007
Indianapolis Star,The records present a picture of a justice with chronic back pain who for months took three times the recommended dosage of the drug Placidyl and went into

Rehnquist FBI File Sheds New Light on Drug Dependence ...  -  Jan 3, 2007
Law.com (subscription),Also in 1986, the FBI conducted an intensive investigation into Rehnquist's dependence on Placidyl, a strong painkiller that he had taken since the early

Article - The lesson of Justice Rehniquist's drug addiction - US ...  -  Jan 11, 2007
Lawfuel (press release),According to these records, the doctor prescribed 500 milligrams of Placidyl every evening. Instead, the justice popped 1500 milligrams every night before

FBI records: Rehnquist struggled with drug, withdrawal  -  Jan 4, 2007
St. Petersburg Times,The records present a picture of a justice with chronic back pain who for months took three times the recommended dosage of the drug Placidyl and then went

Rehnquist Was A Junky  -  Jan 6, 2007
DonklephantThe FBI report ultimately concluded that Rehnquist was already taking Placidyl in 1970, when he was given a physical at a government facility.

FBI files: Rehnquist had rough drug detox  -  Jan 4, 2007
Houston Chronicle,During its 1986 investigation, the FBI concluded Rehnquist began taking the drug Placidyl for insomnia following back surgery in 1971, the year before he

Justice Rehnquist drug dependency details released  -  Jan 5, 2007
Fort Worth Star Telegram,The records present a picture of a justice with chronic back pain who for many months took three times the recommended dosage of Placidyl and then went into

FBI: Rehnquist had a drug dependency  -  Jan 4, 2007
DetNews.com,The records present a picture of a justice with chronic back pain who for many months took three times the recommended dosage of the drug Placidyl and went

Rehnquist drug dependency detailed  -  Jan 4, 2007
Hinesberg Journal,The justice was weaned off Placidyl in early 1982 in a detoxification process that took a month, according to the records. The hospital doctor who treated

FBI records document history of Rehnquist drug dependency  -  Jan 6, 2007
JURISTRehnquist also took Placidyl [WebMD patient fact sheet] to alleviate chronic back pain, sometimes three times the recommended dosage.

Inexplicable Events Linked to Warm Weather on East Coast  -  Jan 10, 2007
Huffington Post,FBI have documents revealed that Justice Rehnquist was hopped up on the sedative-hypnotic Placidyl between 1972 and 1981, giving new meaning to the term

FBI: Former Chief Justice Suffered Hallucinations  -  Jan 6, 2007
CBS 5 - Green Bay,The FBI investigated his dependence on Placidyl, which Rehnquist had taken for at least 10 years, according to a summary of a 1970 medical examination.

Files reveal Rehnquist dependent on sedative  -  Jan 5, 2007
China Post,During its routine 1986 investigation of Rehnquist's background, the FBI concluded that Rehnquist began taking the drug Placidyl for insomnia following back

Rehnquist addiction detailed  -  Jan 5, 2007
Los Angeles Times,During its 1986 investigation, the FBI concluded that Rehnquist began taking Placidyl for insomnia after back surgery in 1971, the year before he joined the

REHNQUIST ADDICTION NIGHTMARE  -  Jan 5, 2007
New York Post,The conservative justice was so disoriented when taken off the painkiller Placidyl - which he had used for 10 years - that he imagined he saw changing

Rehnquist was dependent on sedative for decade  -  Jan 5, 2007
Kentucky.com,During its 1986 investigation, the FBI concluded that Rehnquist began taking the drug Placidyl for insomnia after back surgery in 1971, the year before he

FBI: Rehnquist took sedative  -  Jan 5, 2007
Carlsbad Current Argus,Doctors said the late chief justice grew delusional after he stopped taking Placidyl, prompting them to prescribe it again in lower doses. By Alan Cooperman

Top National News Right Now  -  Jan 4, 2007
WSTM-TV,Rehnquist suffered from chronic back pain and for many months took three times the recommended dosage of the drug Placidyl. In 1981, he went into withdrawal

FBI: Rehnquist Suffered Withdrawal From Pain Medication  -  Jan 4, 2007
All Headline NewsThe documents also reveal that while Rehnquist was hospitalized for back pain in 1981, he experienced withdrawal symptoms related to his use of Placidyl,

FBI Releases Rehnquist Nomination Files  -  Jan 3, 2007
Guardian Unlimited,The FBI investigated his dependence on Placidyl, which Rehnquist had taken for at least 10 years, according to a record of a 1970 medical examination.

FBI Silences Republican Opposition, Rhenquist on Drugs  -  Jan 7, 2007
ShortNews.com,The FBI also investigated Rhenquist's 10 year addiction to Placidyl, a powerful painkiller. Withdrawing from his addiction, Rhenquist convinced himself of a

US judge had delusions during detox  -  Jan 5, 2007
Guardian Unlimited,It was already known that Rehnquist was dependant on Placidyl, a sedative he was prescribed for back pain and which is addictive.

This Week in Babylon  -  Jan 6, 2007
Harper's Magazine,Now we learn from recently released FBI files obtained via a FOIA request that William Rehnquist was a Placidyl junkie (1500 milligrams a day in 1981),

Rehnquist’s drug bout  -  Jan 5, 2007
Kansas City Star,The records present a man with chronic back pain who for many months took three times the recommended dosage of the drug Placidyl, then went into withdrawal

FBI files detail Rehnquist drug addiction: WPost  -  Jan 4, 2007
ABC NewsThe Post reported that the FBI concluded during its 1986 investigation that Rehnquist began taking the drug Placidyl for insomnia after back surgery in 1971

Rehnquist Drug Addiction Revealed  -  Jan 5, 2007
Toronto Daily News,FBI concluded during its 1986 investigation that Rehnquist started taking the sedative drug Placidyl for insomnia after back surgery in 1971.

Presidents told FBI to check on critics of Supreme Court judge  -  Jan 4, 2007
Scotsman,The doctor said the drug, Placidyl, was highly toxic and that she could not understand why anyone would prescribe it, especially for long periods.

FBI file: Rehnquist addicted to medication  -  Jan 5, 2007
DailyIndia.com,When Rehnquist, then an associate justice, was hospitalized and taken off Placidyl, he suffered such severe withdrawal symptoms that he became delusional

Rehnquist Revelations  -  Jan 4, 2007
CBS News,...however, will be the news that from 1972 until 1981 the chief justice was a drug addict-- hooked on a now-discredited painkiller called Placidyl.

Rehnquist, Like Everyone Else, Spent the Entire '70s High  -  Jan 4, 2007
Wonkette (satire),His drug of choice: Placidyl, a “highly toxic� painkiller not meant to be prescribed for long periods of time. Like, say, 1970 through 1981, the amount of

FBI Documents Detail Rehnquist's Dependence On Painkillers  -  Jan 4, 2007
All Headline NewsAccording to the released information, Rehnquist used large doses of the medication Placidyl. His dependence on he drug became public in 1981 when he was

Late Supreme Court Justice Hallucinated, Battled Addiction  -  Jan 3, 2007
New York Sun,Rehnquist's use of large doses of the medication, Placidyl, became public in 1981 when he was hospitalized for back pain and drug-related complications.

FBI releases Rehnquist nomination files  -  Jan 3, 2007
Akron Farm Report,The doctor said Placidyl is a highly toxic drug and that she could not understand why anyone would prescribe it, especially for long periods.

FBI Documents Reveal Nixon, Reagan Intimidated Rehnquist Witnesses ...  -  Jan 5, 2007
Bay Area Indymedia,...during Rehnquist’s 1981 hospital stay, doctors reported that he exhibited severe withdrawal after he stopped receiving the highly toxic drug Placidyl.

FBI Releases Rehnquist Nomination Files  -  Jan 4, 2007
NewsMax.com,The FBI investigated his dependence on Placidyl, which Rehnquist had taken for at least 10 years, according to a summary of a 1970 medical examination.

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