Posted by cactus on June 5, 2007, at 16:42:34
In reply to Re: Ambien/Stilnox..'Sensationalist Journalism', posted by Jay_Bravest_Face on June 5, 2007, at 9:21:54
I think you missed the point. The main crux of the story is about warnings, especially blackbox warnings and the information that was given to American doctors compared to Australian doctors. These are known and documented side effect from zoldipem. Not many people will suffer from these adverse reactions, but small majority that might, should be made aware of possible risks and that is what the story was trying to convey. This can and does happen to anyone, would you like to be made aware that it could happen to you? I don't think it's asking too much for a better warning. SSRI's can trigger suicide (black box warning) Zyprexa can cause diabetes(warning) etc....
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