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Letter to the editor

Editor, – I would like to inform the readers of Australian Prescriber about the ongoing technical appraisal of the newer hypnotics by the UK National Institute for Clinical Excellence. The final statement should appear in the very near future.1 It will offer information which might complement the recent excellent article by Professor Tiller (Aust Prescr 2003;26:78-81), particularly in clarifying pharmacoeconomic issues.

Dragan Milovanovic
Department of Basic and Clinical Pharmacology
Medical Faculty and University Hospital
Kragujevac, Serbia
Serbia and Montenegro