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A double‐blind comparison of chlormethiazole and temazepam in elderly patients with sleep disturbances
Author(s) -
Pathy M. S. J.,
Bayer A. J.,
Stoker M. J.
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
acta psychiatrica scandinavica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.849
H-Index - 146
eISSN - 1600-0447
pISSN - 0001-690X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0447.1986.tb10543.x
Subject(s) - temazepam , sleep (system call) , medicine , sleep disorder , psychology , physical medicine and rehabilitation , audiology , psychiatry , insomnia , benzodiazepine , computer science , operating system , receptor
The results of this double‐blind study showed that both chlormethiazole and temazepam are effective, in the correct dose, for the short‐term treatment of sleep disturbance in elderly patients. With chlormethiazole treatment there was no daytime drowsiness, whereas significant daytime drowsiness occurred with temazepam.