Recent news on Stilnox

Drug hotline may close  -  May 18, 2007
Courier Mail,THE consumer hotline responsible for alerting the public about controversial sleeping pill Stilnox faces closure. Funding for the Brisbane-based Adverse

Sleeping pill warning  -  Apr 27, 2007
Sky News Australia,The makers of sleep drug Stilnox have agreed to boost warning on packaging following a spate of unusual incidents involving people using the drug.

sanofi-aventis: Full-year Guidance Raised on Good 2007 First ...  -  May 3, 2007
PR Newswire (press release),Change on euro million Q1 2007 comparable net sales basis Lovenox(R) 634 +8.2 % Plavix(R) 569 -1.0 % Stilnox(R)/Ambien(R)/Ambien CR(TM) 606 +49.3

Full-year guidance raised on good 2007 first-quarter results  -  May 3, 2007
CNW Telbec (Communiqués de presse),Plavix(R) 569 575 580 Stilnox(R)/Ambien(R)/Ambien CR(TM) 606 406 441 Taxotere(R) 449 408 430 Eloxatin(R) 393 406 429 Lantus(R) 458 360 382 Copaxone(R)

Stilnox cops jailed for violent armed robbery  -  Apr 11, 2007
Melbourne Herald Sun,TWO former NSW anti-theft squad police officers who used the controversial sleeping pill Stilnox as a defence have been jailed over a violent armed robbery

Take Stilnox off shelves  -  Apr 7, 2007
Courier Mail,It is unfortunate that Stilnox has adverse reactions for some people, that is not accepatable. As a medical practitioner, I stay away from prescribing

Take Stilnox off shelves  -  Apr 7, 2007
Courier Mail,Her daughter's partner found her unconscious in the ensuite of her bedroom about 24 hours after she took the prescribed 10mg dose of Stilnox on December 30.

Take Stilnox off shelves  -  Apr 6, 2007
Courier Mail,Just adding to my earlier post, I have not found Stilnox at all addictive, and is more effective than other sleeping medications used by me in the past.

Stilnox defence fails as ex-cops jailed  -  Apr 10, 2007
Sydney Morning Herald,Early this month at a sentencing hearing, their defence lawyers said the two men had used the controversial sleeping aid Stilnox, which reportedly has

Warning upgrade over Stilnox weirdness  -  Apr 5, 2007
Sydney Morning Herald,More than 500 complaints about Stilnox have been made to the national drug hotline, including reports of sleepwalkers crashing cars, falling off balconies,

Stilnox link to aggro behaviour "not established": company  -  Apr 4, 2007
IBN News,The manufacturer of the sleeping pill Stilnox have hit back at media reports of aggressive behaviour associated with the use of their product.

Lawyers trawling bizarre Stilnox reports  -  Apr 1, 2007
Sydney Morning Herald,The move comes as Stilnox complaints to the national drug hotline rose to 500, with fresh reports of sleepwalkers crashing cars, falling off balconies,

Disgraced police use Stilnox defence  -  Apr 2, 2007
Sydney Morning Herald,However, defence lawyers said the two men were experiencing financial difficulties at the time and had used the controversial sleeping aid Stilnox.

Stilnox a sleeping giant?  -  Apr 2, 2007
Courier Mail,SLEEPING pill users appear set to mount legal action as more reports surface of bizarre and dangerous sleepwalking behaviour after taking the drug Stilnox.

Robbery defence cites Stilnox  -  Apr 3, 2007
Courier Mail,TWO former NSW policemen who robbed a Brisbane hotel of more than $63000 were taking the controversial sleeping tablet Stilnox at the time, a court was told

Hotline reveals community under a hypnotic spell  -  Apr 13, 2007
The Australian,In the past weeks, Stilnox has been blamed for people developing rapid obesity from raiding fridges during sleep, another person jumping to death

Balcony fall linked to sleeping pill  -  Apr 5, 2007
Whitsunday Times,However, it was revealed this week that prior to the incident Mr Crealy had been taking Stilnox - a drug which has raised concerns about its side effects

It's no pyjama party: lawsuit looms over sleep drug  -  Apr 2, 2007
The Australian,Legal firm Slater & Gordon is looking at a range of complaints of bizarre behaviours after taking the sleeping aid, Stilnox.

Pharmaceutical Company Sanofi-Aventis May Face Legal Action ...  -  Apr 3, 2007
All Headline NewsSydney, Australia (AHN) - Over 500 people using the sleeping pill Stilnox have been waking up bruised, battered and sometimes behind the wheel of a car

4 years jail for Gale  -  Apr 11, 2007
Border Mail,...ex-policeman jailed yesterday for a violent robbery they blamed on financial strain and on medication including the controversial sleeping aid Stilnox.

Legal steps loom on sleeping pill  -  Apr 2, 2007
Border Mail,SEVERAL sleeping pill users have moved to mount legal action after reports of bizarre and dangerous sleepwalking behaviour while taking the drug Stilnox.

'Stillnox' defence raised in court  -  Apr 3, 2007
NEWS.com.au,..."(He was taking) Stilnox, which I'm sure your honour has seen in recent times has been taken off the pharmaceuticals list ... (due to) certain behaviours to

GALE GUILTY  -  Apr 3, 2007
Border Mail,But defence lawyers said the two men were experiencing financial difficulties at the time and had used the controversial sleeping aid Stilnox.

Ex-cops jailed for armed robbery  -  Apr 10, 2007
Courier Mail,TWO former NSW policemen _ users of the controversial sleeping tablet Stilnox _ were jailed for four years today for a violent armed robbery at Brisbane

Hundreds report memory loss from sleeping pill  -  Mar 27, 2007
ABC Online,Hundreds of people are calling a medical hotline to report they have suffered memory loss after taking sleeping drug Stilnox.

Medication blamed for attack  -  Mar 28, 2007
Illawarra Mercury,His solicitor, Jane Healy, told Wollongong Local Court yesterday a combination of the sleeping pill Stilnox and other prescription drugs may have been

Sleeping pill warnings to get upgrade  -  Apr 4, 2007
ABC Online,The Therapeutic Goods Administration has asked the manufacturers of the sleeping pill Stilnox to upgrade its warning about possible side effects.

Ex-cops jailed for violent armed robbery  -  Apr 10, 2007
The Age,Early this month at a sentencing hearing, their defence lawyers said the two men had used the controversial sleeping aid Stilnox.

Stilnox callers jam hotline  -  27 Mar 2007
Courier Mail,CONCERNS are rising over the controversial sleeping drug Stilnox, with 300 callers swamping a consumer information line detailing dangerous side-effects,

Company defends controversial sleeping pill  -  27 Mar 2007
ABC Online,More than 400 users of Stilnox have rung the Adverse Medicine Events line to report amnesia and strange behaviour after taking the drug.

Today's business headlines  -  27 Mar 2007
WA Business News (subscription),Page 3: Concerns are rising over the controversial sleeping drug Stilnox, with 300 callers swamping a consumer information line detailing dangerous side

Further concern over Stilnox  -  Mar 11, 2007
Sky News Australia,Federal health authorities will investigate the drugs 'Stilnox' and 'Immovane' with more reports received regarding bizarre behaviour.

Sleeping pill leads woman to stab husband  -  Mar 23, 2007
China Daily,A Hong Kong woman said she had stabbed her husband with a pair of scissors after taking Stilnox, a sleeping pill that has been found to cause some strange

Sleep pill linked to biker death  -  Mar 18, 2007
The Australian,Pharmacist Geraldine Moses, who has detailed a series of bizarre drug reactions related to Stilnox use, said the man had taken the drug at night for three

Wake-up call on drug  -  Mar 21, 2007
Courier Mail,Geraldine Moses said the Adverse Medicine Events Line had received 80 calls about drug reactions involving Stilnox, manufactured by Sanofi Aventis,

More using sleeping pills, few complaints  -  Mar 16, 2007
New Straits Times,He said doctors prescribing common drugs such as zolpidem and midazolam (which are marketed in Malaysia under the brand names Stilnox and Dormicum

Did a popular sleeping pill make Jonathon plunge to his death?  -  Mar 3, 2007
Sydney Morning Herald,A MAN who fell 30 metres to his death from a high-rise unit balcony had been taking the controversial sleeping pill Stilnox.

Sleeping pill safety under federal review  -  Mar 10, 2007
Sydney Morning Herald,A FEDERAL health watchdog will review the safety of the controversial sleeping pill Stilnox following the death of a Sydney man.

One in ten Aussies pop sleeping pills  -  Mar 19, 2007
Sydney Morning Herald,The findings are even more concerning in light of new reports that the most popular sleeping tablet, Stilnox, can have bizarre side-effects, prompting some

Investigation into sleeping pills' side effects under way  -  Mar 12, 2007
ABC Online,People who have taken the pills Stilnox and Imovane report sleep walking, driving and even cooking meals in the middle of the night without any memory in

Sleeping pill probe  -  Mar 18, 2007
Courier Mail,...died last month after getting out of bed and going for a motorbike ride without a helmet, about an hour after taking the controversial drug Stilnox.

Ranbaxy given nod over sleeping tablets  -  Mar 17, 2007
Therapeutics Daily (subscription) (press release),Ambien, which is known as Stilnox in some countries, is the second-best selling drug produced by the French drugs giant Sanofi-Aventis.

Tests for drug side effects out of date  -  Mar 4, 2007
Sydney Morning Herald,The proposal follows the death of a Sydney man that has been linked to the sleeping pill Stilnox. Jonathon Mark had reportedly been prescribed Stilnox

Ranbaxy wins FDA nod to copy Sanofi’s Ambien  -  Mar 16, 2007
Financial Express,Ambien, which is sold in some countries as Stilnox, loses patent protection next month. It had worldwide sales of $580 million in the fourth quarter of 2006

US alert over strange effects of sleeping pills  -  Mar 15, 2007
New Straits Times,It will now require strong new warnings to be placed on the labels of 13 drugs, which include Ambien, known as Stilnox in Malaysia.

Warning: this pill makes you odd  -  Mar 15, 2007
Sydney Morning Herald,Jonathon Mark, apparently climbed over his balcony and fell to his death last month, reportedly after taking the popular sleeping pill Stilnox.

Sleep driving rings alarm over pills  -  Mar 14, 2007
Sydney Morning Herald,The move comes after a Sydney man climbed over his balcony and fell to his death last month, reportedly after taking the popular sleeping pill Stilnox.

US wants stronger warnings on sleeping pills  -  Mar 15, 2007
Turkish Press,Besides Kennedy's experience -- which he said came after using two drugs, one of them Ambien (also known as Stilnox) -- a number of people have reported

Concerns raised over sleeping pills' side effects  -  Mar 11, 2007
ABC Online,Doctors have received 25 reports of bizarre behaviour associated with two sleeping tablets, Stilnox and Immovane. Many patients have contacted the adverse

Ranbaxy gets USFDA nod to sell insomnia drug  -  Mar 16, 2007
Moneycontrol.com,The French company, among the five largest pharma companies in the world, also sells Ambien as Stilnox in more than 100 countries outside the US,

US Agency Requires Stronger Sleep-Drug Warning Labels  -  Mar 15, 2007
International News Service,The FDA's move follows a warning last month by authorities in Australia, where Ambien is marketed as Stilnox. The Australian drug agency said it had

FDA Warns of Sleeping Pills’ Strange Effects  -  Mar 16, 2007
Spartanburg Herald Journal (subscription),The agency's move follows a warning last month by authorities in Australia, where Ambien is marketed as Stilnox. The Australian drug agency said that it had

FDA Issues Warning on Sleeping Pills  -  Mar 14, 2007
New York Times,The FDA’s move follows a warning last month by authorities in Australia, where Ambien is marketed as Stilnox. The Australian drug agency said it had

Takeda Pulls Sleeping-Pill Ad After US FDA Warning (Update1)  -  Mar 8, 2007
BloombergThe drug is sold as Stilnox in most countries outside the US Lunesta had US sales of $566.8 million last year. Shares of Osaka-based Takeda rose 110 yen,

Faulty winks: Stilnox stories grow  -  Feb 4, 2007
Sydney Morning Herald,The Therapeutic Goods Administration said it had received 184 reports of sleepwalking, hallucination and amnesia related to Stilnox, which is used by 250000

Dozing disasters blamed on Stilnox  -  Feb 4, 2007
Sydney Morning Herald,The Therapeutic Goods Administration said it had received 184 reports of either sleepwalking, hallucination and amnesia related to Stilnox.

Warning on Stilnox risk  -  Feb 1, 2007
Border Mail,HEALTH authorities have alerted doctors to risks associated with the popular insomnia pill Stilnox after reports of drugged people eating uncontrollably

Doctors warned of bizarre side effects from sleeping drug  -  Feb 2, 2007
ABC Online,The Adverse Drug Reactions Advisory Committee has received more than 100 reports of adverse reactions to the drug Stilnox.

Tablets have bizarre side effects  -  Feb 1, 2007
Melbourne Herald Sun,The Adverse Drug Reactions Advisory Committee received 104 reports of hallucinations and 62 reports of amnesia since 2001 from users of Stilnox,

'Bizarre' effects of sleeping pill  -  Feb 1, 2007
The Australian,The federal Government's drug reaction committee has received 104 reports of hallucinations and 62 reports of amnesia linked to the drug Stilnox,

Bizarre acts linked to pill  -  Feb 1, 2007
Sydney Morning Herald,The update marks the first time such "inappropriate or strange automatic behaviour" has been reported in Australian patients since Stilnox was first

Sleeping pill alarm a wake-up call  -  Feb 4, 2007
Melbourne Herald Sun,Her car accident in April -- which she cannot remember -- and an ensuing three-month stay in hospital forced her to realise she was addicted to Stilnox.

Dopey sleepwalkers binge out, take a drive or do a little renovating  -  Feb 1, 2007
The Age,One patient gained 23 kilograms over seven months while taking Stilnox. According to the committee's bulletin: "It was only when she was discovered eating

Drug 'prompts eating binge'  -  Jan 31, 2007
NEWS.com.au,In one report to the Adverse Drug Reactions Advisory Committee (ADRAC), a patient put on 23kg over seven months while taking the powerful medication Stilnox

Sleeping drug 'causes overeating'  -  Jan 31, 2007
The West Australian,Health authorities have alerted doctors to risks associated with the popular insomnia pill Stilnox after reports of drugged people eating uncontrollably

Sanofi profits hit by generic Plavix and 2007 looks tougher  -  Feb 13, 2007
Pharma Times (subscription),The Stilnox/Ambien (zolpidem) sleeping pill franchise advanced 34% to 543 million euros. The results completed a fairly miserable 24 hours for Sanofi,

Sleeping pills cause mayhem  -  Feb 1, 2007
Courier Mail,In a report to the federal drug reaction committee, a patient put on 23kg in seven months on the tablet, Stilnox. "It was only when she was discovered

Ambien Linked to More Bizzare Behaviors  -  Feb 6, 2007
PsychCentral.com,Zolpidem, sold under the brand names Ambien, Ambien CR, Stilnoct and Stilnox, is widely prescribed to treat insomnia and other disorders such as sleep apnea

Insomnia Drug Linked to Sleep Eating, Sleep Driving, Hallucinations  -  Feb 1, 2007
ShortNews.com,Doctors have been advised to warn patients about the possible side effects of the insomnia drug Stilnox after side effects including hallucinations,

No one knows why, but we’re all gonna fry  -  Feb 22, 2007
Vancouver Westender,DON’T GO TO SLEEP HIGH: The Sydney Morning Herald reports that the sleeping pill Stilnox has been causing extremely unusual behaviour in Australians since

Who Turned Up The Heat • Don't Go To Sleep High • All You Can Eat ...  -  Feb 21, 2007
Boise Weekly,The Sydney Morning Herald reports that the sleeping pill Stilnox has been causing extremely unusual behavior in Australians since the drug came to market in

Sanofi-aventis 2006: In a Difficult Environment, Another Year of ...  -  Feb 12, 2007
PR Newswire (press release),...net of sales of product to BMS 749 Non-consolidated sales of Stilnox(R)/Myslee(R), net of sales of product to Fujisawa 98 Developed sales 31575 Adjusted

Sanofi-aventis 2006: In a Difficult Environment, Another Year of ...  -  Feb 12, 2007
Genetic Engineering News (press release),...net comparable net sales comparable sales basis basis Lovenox(R) 614 +11.8 % 2435 +12.9 % Plavix(R) 541 +5.0 % 2229 +9.6 % Stilnox(R)/Ambien(R)/ Ambien

2006: In a difficult environment, another year of growth in ...  -  Feb 13, 2007
CNW Telbec (Communiqués de presse),Lovenox(R) 614 +11.8% 2435 +12.9% Plavix(R) 541 +5.0% 2229 +9.6% Stilnox(R)/Ambien(R)/ Ambien CR(TM) 580 +42.5% 2026 +33.3% Taxotere(R) 437 +6.6% 1752

Sleep medication linked to bizarre behaviour  -  Feb 6, 2007
New Scientist (subscription),Zolpidem, sold under the brand names Ambien, Stilnoct and Stilnox, is widely prescribed to treat insomnia and other disorders such as sleep apnea.

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