ZOLPIDEM TARTRATE (Zolpidem) Nursing Considerations

What is the generic name?

ZOLPIDEM TARTRATE

What is the Trade Name for ZOLPIDEM TARTRATE?

Zolpidem

What are the Indications for ZOLPIDEM TARTRATE?

• 1 INDICATIONS AND USAGE Zolpidem Tartrate Tablets is indicated for the short-term treatment of insomnia characterized by difficulties with sleep initiation. Zolpidem Tartrate Tablets has 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‚Äì5 weeks in duration with the final formal assessments of sleep latency performed at the end of treatment. Zolpidem Tartrate Tablets, a gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) A receptor positive modulator, is indicated for the short-term treatment of insomnia characterized by difficulties with sleep initiation. ( 1 )

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