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Sanofi-Aventis: Ambien CR Available In US Drugstores

07 Oct 02:38


PARIS -(Dow Jones)- Sanofi-Aventis SA (SNY) Friday said Ambien CR, a new
version of its Ambien sleeping pill, is now available by prescription at
drugstores in the U.S.


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Sanofi-Aventis: Ambien CR Available In US Drugstores -2-

07 Oct 03:17

Sanofi-Aventis had secured approval from the U.S. Food and Drug
Administration to sell Ambien CR in September.

The previous version of the drug - Ambien, also sold under the Stilnox brand
in some countries - generated sales of EUR1.42 billion in 2004.

-By David Gauthier-Villars, Dow Jones Newswires; [phone];
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