SPOTLIGHT: Tossing and turning? Maybe it's the Zocor

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Merck's cholesterol drug Zocor (simvastatin) may cause insomnia and other sleep disruptions, according to a new study that compared the remedy to its rival Pravachol, made by Bristol-Myers Squibb. Report

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