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Suddenly, putting patients to sleep is all the rage in psychiatry. Over the last year, two new hypnotics have been approved by the FDA â Lunesta (eszopiclone) in December 2004 and Rozerem (ramelteon) in July 2005. Indiplon (the generic name) is on the launching pad for approval in early 2006. In this article, we will Suddenly, putting patients to sleep is all the rage in psychiatry.
For many patients, it will likely come down to money: the blockbuster drug Lipitor is about to go generic. Brand-name statins can cost patients some $160 a month. But after the patent on Lipitor expires on Nov. 30, the availability of generic versions could drop its price by 80%.The patent on Crestor â which goes for about $5 a pill â wonât expire until 2016.âThe market for Crestor will go close to zero,â Dr. Cam Patterson, chief of cardiology at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, predicted in an interview with USA Today.ipitor (atorvastatin) and Crestor (rosuvastatin) both effectively cleared away about 1% of artery-clogging plaque in heart patients after two years. Both drugs also lowered LDL, or âbadâ cholesterol, and raised patientsâ good HDL levels.