Americans May Be Relying Too Heavily on Sleeping Pills When Safer Remedies Are Available; Photo Available

U.S. Newswire | August 7, 2006 | Copyright

YONKERS, N.Y., Aug. 7 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Americans with insomnia may be relying too heavily on sleeping pills instead of trying safer non-drug remedies, according to a new report from Consumer Reports Best Buy Drugs, which recommends that consumers who take sleeping pills do so for the shortest period possible because of the risk of side effects and misuse.

The September 2006 issue of Consumer Reports finds that in 2005 use of sleeping drugs in the United States is generally correlated to the growth in direct-to-consumer advertising of sleep medications. Pharmacists filled 43 million ...

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