Emergency department (ED) visits for adverse reactions related to the sleep drug zolpidem increased by almost 220% in a recent 5-year period, according to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health ...

All inpatients 18 years or older, admitted in 2010 to hospitals at Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, who were prescribed zolpidem were eligible for inclusion in the study. We excluded all patients who were ...

Three-quarters of problems were in ages 45 and up%3B 68%25 in women FDA in January said women should cut zolpidem dose in half Dizziness%2C hallucinations among reported adverse reactions The number ...

Manufacturers of sleeping pills with an active ingredient called zolpidem are being forced by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to reduce the current recommended dose of the medications.

Zolpidem tartrate 1.75mg, 3.5mg. Zolpidem interacts with gamma-aminobutyric acid-benzodiazepine (GABA-BZ) receptor complex and shares some of the pharmacological properties of benzodiazepines. In ...

What is zolpidem used for? Zolpidem is commonly used short-term to help treat insomnia. It can be used to help people fall asleep faster or help them wake up less times during the night. Zolpidem may ...

The agency is recommending slashing the sleeping pill dosage in half for women. Jan. 10, 2013— -- The manufacturers of Ambien, Ambien CR, Zolpimist, Edluar, and other sleeping medications that ...

In this single-center, prospective, cross-sectional cohort study, the authors aimed to compare the efficacy of zolpidem to melatonin in the treatment of hospital-related insomnia. Melatonin was found ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . SEATTLE — The use of 30 mg per day of zolpidem may significantly improve quality of life among patients with ...

RESEARCHERS have discovered that a certain insomnia drug can help revive people in vegetative states in a move which is being cited as a major breakthrough in a bid to bring patients back from the ...

Avoiding alcohol intake while using Zolpidem can cause some side effects like flushing, drowsiness, sleepiness, dizziness, difficulty breathing, impaired motor control and unusual behavior memory ...

Sleeping pills taken by celebrities including Lindsay Lohan and Tiger Woods – and prescribed widely in Britain – could be to blame for numerous cases of dangerous and even criminal behaviour. Zolpidem ...