ZOLPIDEM TARTRATE (AMBIEN) Nursing Considerations

What is the generic name?

ZOLPIDEM TARTRATE

What is the Trade Name for ZOLPIDEM TARTRATE?

AMBIEN

What are the Indications for ZOLPIDEM TARTRATE?

• Zolpidem Tartrate Tablets USP are indicated for the short-term treatment of insomnia characterized by difficulties with sleep initiation. Zolpidem Tartrate Tablets USP have been shown to decrease sleep latency for up to 35 days in controlled clinical studies [see Clinical Studies (14)]. The clinical trials performed in support of efficacy were 4 to 5 weeks in duration with the final formal assessments of sleep latency performed at the end of treatment.

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