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Technology & Science

Dec. 10, 2009

FDA Rejects Insomnia Drug

Somaxon Pharmaceuticals Inc. has again been sent back to the drawing board by the Food and Drug Administration over its drug, Silenor, a treatment for insomnia.

By Pat Broderick

Daily Journal Staff Writer

SAN DIEGO - Somaxon Pharmaceuticals Inc. has again been sent back to the drawing board by the Food and Drug Administration over its drug, Silenor, a treatment for insomnia. Somaxon believes that its resubmission in June "adequately addressed" the FDA's concerns, and is seeking a meeting to find out why the drug still doesn't meet the agency's approval standard. Assisting Matt...

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