Generic Name and Formulations:
Zolpidem tartrate 5mg, 10mg; tabs.
Company:
Sanofi Aventis
Indications for AMBIEN:
Insomnia.
Adult Dose for AMBIEN:
Use lowest effective dose. Initially 5mg (in women), and 5mg or 10mg (in men) at bedtime (take only if able to get 7–8hrs of sleep before becoming active again). Both: if 5mg dose ineffective, may increase to max 10mg. Elderly, debilitated, or hepatic insufficiency: 5mg once daily at bedtime. Effect delayed if taken with a meal.
Children's Dose for AMBIEN:
<18yrs: not recommended.
See Also:
AMBIEN CR
Pharmacological Class:
Imidazopyridine hypnotic.
Warnings/Precautions:
Increased risk of next-day psychomotor impairment. Depression. Abnormal thinking and behavioral changes. Compromised respiratory function. Sleep apnea. Myasthenia gravis. eva luate for co-morbid diagnoses before initiation. Reeva luate if insomnia persists after 7–10 days of use. Drug or alcohol abuse. Write ℞ for smallest practical amount. Withdraw gradually. Elderly. Debilitated. Labor & delivery. Pregnancy (Cat.C). Nursing mothers: not recommended.
Interactions:
Concomitant other sedative-hypnotics including other zolpidem products: not recommended. May potentiate CNS depression with alcohol, other CNS depressants (eg, benzodiazepines, opioids, tricyclics). May be potentiated by CYP3A4 inhibitors (eg, ketoconazole), sertraline. Decreased alertness with imipramine, chlorpromazine. May be antagonized by CYP3A4 inducers (eg, rifampin).
Adverse Reactions:
CNS effects, complex sleep-related behaviors (eg, sleep-driving), headache, next-day somnolence, dizziness, diarrhea, dry mouth; anaphylaxis, angioedema, others (see full labeling).
How Supplied:
CR tabs 6.25mg—100; 12.5mg—100, 500; tabs 5mg—100; 10mg—100, 500
Indications for AMBIEN:
Insomnia.
Adult Dose for AMBIEN:
Use lowest effective dose. Initially 5mg (in women), and 5mg or 10mg (in men) at bedtime (take only if able to get 7–8hrs of sleep before becoming active again). Both: if 5mg dose ineffective, may increase to max 10mg. Elderly, debilitated, or hepatic insufficiency: 5mg once daily at bedtime. Effect delayed if taken with a meal.
Children's Dose for AMBIEN:
<18yrs: not recommended.
See Also:
AMBIEN CR
Pharmacological Class:
Imidazopyridine hypnotic.
Warnings/Precautions:
Increased risk of next-day psychomotor impairment. Depression. Abnormal thinking and behavioral changes. Compromised respiratory function. Sleep apnea. Myasthenia gravis. eva luate for co-morbid diagnoses before initiation. Reeva luate if insomnia persists after 7–10 days of use. Drug or alcohol abuse. Write ℞ for smallest practical amount. Withdraw gradually. Elderly. Debilitated. Labor & delivery. Pregnancy (Cat.C). Nursing mothers: not recommended.
Interactions:
Concomitant other sedative-hypnotics including other zolpidem products: not recommended. May potentiate CNS depression with alcohol, other CNS depressants (eg, benzodiazepines, opioids, tricyclics). May be potentiated by CYP3A4 inhibitors (eg, ketoconazole), sertraline. Decreased alertness with imipramine, chlorpromazine. May be antagonized by CYP3A4 inducers (eg, rifampin).
Adverse Reactions:
CNS effects, complex sleep-related behaviors (eg, sleep-driving), headache, next-day somnolence, dizziness, diarrhea, dry mouth; anaphylaxis, angioedema, others (see full labeling).
How Supplied:
CR tabs 6.25mg—100; 12.5mg—100, 500; tabs 5mg—100; 10mg—100, 500
