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BusinessWeek January 26, 2004 Arelene Weintraub	"Exploring New Paradigms in Sleep" Two top execs from Sanofi, maker of the popular drug Ambien, talk about the challenges of staying on top in the insomnia market.
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The Motley Fool September 12, 2007 Brian Orelli	Butterflies Move Eastward Sepracor and GlaxoSmithKline ink a deal to market Lunesta worldwide. The market in Europe for sleep aids last year was about $500 million, but only about a quarter of insomnia sufferers are on medication, so there's certainly room for the market to grow.