Treatment of insomnia with temazepam: double-blind, placebo-controlled evaluation

Sixty Filipino insomniacs participated in a double-blind study of temazepam on an outpatient basis. Patients who took 10 or 20 mg of temazepam slept better than those who took placebo on the first three nights of taking the hypnotic. There was a significant reduction in the time of onset of sleep, and an increase in the duration of sleep. No untoward side effects from temazepam were noted in this study.