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App. No. 12/022,628

METHOD OF USING LOW-DOSE DOXEPIN FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF SLEEP

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12/022,628
Abstract

Methods of preventing early awakenings, and improving sleep efficiency in hours 7 and 8 of a period of sleep, by administration of low doses of doxepin (e.g., 1-6 mg).

Claims (3)

1 . A method for the treatment of a patient suffering from insomnia comprising:

identifying a patient suffering from insomnia, wherein the insomnia comprises a sleep deficiency associated with latency to persistent sleep (LPS) and total sleep time (TST); and

providing to said patient doxepin, a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or prodrug thereof in a dosage between about 0.5 mg and 6 mg.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 11, 2008
From: ROGOWSKI, ROBERTA L.; DUBE, SUSAN E.; JOCHELSON, PHILIP
To: SOMAXON PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
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