COMBINATION THERAPY USING LOW-DOSE DOXEPIN FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF SLEEP
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1. A composition comprising doxepin, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or prodrug thereof, and one or more of a compound that promotes sleep onset.
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Abstract
A composition comprising doxepin, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, or prodrug thereof, and a compound that enhances sleep onset, sleep maintenance or reduces early morning awakenings. These compositions are useful for treating multiple manifestations of insomnia.
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- 1. A composition comprising doxepin, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or prodrug thereof, and one or more of a compound that promotes sleep onset.
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6. A method of reducing a side effect of a sleep medication, comprising:
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identifying a patient suffering from a side effect caused by a non-doxepin sleep medication; providing the patient with doxepin in an amount of about 0.0001 to about 10 mg of doxepin, a pharmaceutically acceptable salt of doxepin, or a prodrug of doxepin; and providing the patient with the non-doxepin sleep medication in a dosage less than the dosage which causes the side effect when the medication is used as sleep therapy alone. - View Dependent Claims (7)
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- 8. A composition comprising doxepin, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or prodrug thereof, and one or more of a compound that enhances gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) activity, a 5HT2a antagonist, a melatonin agonist, an ion channel blocker, a serotonin-2 antagonist/reuptake inhibitor (SARIs), a 5HT1a agonist, a GABA-B agonist and an orexin receptor antagonist.
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