Not only is it non-sedating, but a 200-milligram dose is being tested for both men and women.

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She has had particular luck with Seroquel in low doses, which has often been used for its sedating effects (see: Antipsychotic Prescribed As Sleeping Pill).

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Mr. McMahon also disputed the murder charge in the overdose death of the woman undergoing an abortion, saying clinic workers followed the proper procedures in sedating her.

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At the time, it was thought that the pill must not be fast-acting, because in doses as high as 1200 milligrams, it appeared to be non-sedating, Keim remembers.

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Claritin, the non-sedating antihistamine from Schering-Plough (nyse: SGP - news - people ), is often credited with starting off the direct-to-consumer marketing craze in the pharmaceutical industry.

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Crash factors may include sleep loss, driving patterns -- early morning or late at night, for example, use of sedating medications, untreated or unrecognized sleep disorders, or consumption of alcohol.

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While at Georgetown, Woosley did work that led him to believe that Chlor-Trimetron, an old Schering-Plough (nyse: SGP - news - people ) drug, might be much more effective and less sedating than had been previously believed.

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