0.125 mg brotizolam and 2.5 mg nitrazepam proved to be equipotent in promoting and maintaining sleep in 29 elderly patients used to long-term hypnotics. These drugs were superior to placebo and they were excellently tolerated. The drugs were administered in a random order, double-blind, for 7 nights each.
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