{"id":5949,"date":"2020-10-29T10:51:43","date_gmt":"2020-10-29T05:21:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mymedicplus.com\/news\/?p=5949"},"modified":"2022-03-12T14:55:34","modified_gmt":"2022-03-12T09:25:34","slug":"scientists-developing-nightly-pill-that-could-stop-snoring-for-good","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mymedicplus.com\/blog\/scientists-developing-nightly-pill-that-could-stop-snoring-for-good\/","title":{"rendered":"Scientists developing nightly pill that could stop snoring for good"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n<p>Source &#8211; https:\/\/www.heart.co.uk\/<\/p>\n<p class=\"standfirst\">The new pill could be the answer to sleepless nights for many couples.<\/p>\n<p>Only people with partners that snore throughout the night will understand how disrupting it can be to their sleep pattern.<\/p>\n<div id=\"Teads_ad1\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<div class=\"teads-inread\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"teads-ui-components-adchoices\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<div class=\"teads-ui-components-label\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<div id=\"teads0\" class=\"teads-player\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>And while there are a number of tricks and tips snorers can turn to for help, there is still no easy way to rid yourself of it for good.<\/p>\n<p>However, scientists are hopeful a new pill being developed could be the answer.<\/p>\n<p>The pill, called AD109, is being developed by pharmaceutical company Apnimed, and is a treatment for obstructive sleep apnoea.<\/p>\n<p>The pill has been created to be taken once a night in order to stop symptoms such as snoring.<\/p>\n<p>CEO of Apnimed, Dr Larry Miller said: \u201cObstructive Sleep Apnea represents a significant public health problem in the US and around the globe and current treatment options do not meet the needs of patients.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>He added: \u201cWe believe that AD109, an oral drug candidate dosed once-daily at bedtime, could be a significant breakthrough for these patients.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>So far, AD109 has gone through phase one of clinical trials, which saw 24 healthy volunteers given the drug once a night for seven days.<\/p>\n<p>The results showed no side effects in the volunteers.<\/p>\n<p>The next step for the pill is for it to be run through a phase two trial, where it will be tested on 140 people.<\/p>\n<p>Apnimed have said they are looking to initiate this next phase this year.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5950,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[151,50,1466,4004,810,3906],"class_list":["post-5949","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-could","tag-developing","tag-good","tag-nightly","tag-scientists","tag-stop-snoring"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.0 - 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