Open AccessOver-the-Counter Agents for the Treatment of Occasional Disturbed Sleep or Transient Insomnia
Author(s) -
Larry Culpepper,
Mark A. Wingertzahn
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
primary care companion to cns disorders/the primary care companion for cns disorders
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2155-7772
pISSN - 2155-7780
DOI - 10.4088/pcc.15r01798
Subject(s) - valerian , tolerability , medicine , insomnia , zolpidem , placebo , diphenhydramine , randomized controlled trial , clinical trial , sleep disorder , pharmacology , alternative medicine , adverse effect , pathology , histamine
To investigate the level of evidence supporting the use of common over-the-counter (OTC) agents (diphenhydramine, doxylamine, melatonin, and valerian) for occasional disturbed sleep or insomnia.