Zolpidemdrug info
zolpidem tartrate 5 MG Oral Tablet
What it is used for
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. The clinical trials performed in support of efficacy were 4–5 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.
Text above is quoted in full from the FDA-approved drug label published by openFDA, effective November 16, 2023. Matched to this product by RxNorm code. Cross-references to other sections of the full prescribing information have been removed, since they point to a document not shown here. Nothing else is changed: no sentence is shortened, reworded or summarised.
Description
Zolpidem Tartrate Tablets, USP contains Zolpidem tartrate, a gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) A receptor positive modulator of the imidazopyridine class. Zolpidem Tartrate Tablets, USP is available in 5 mg and 10 mg strength tablets for oral administration. Chemically, Zolpidem is N, N,6-trimethyl-2-p-tolylimidazo[1,2-a] pyridine-3-acetamide L-(+)-tartrate (2:1). It has the following structure: Zolpidem Tartrate is a white to off-white crystalline powder that is sparingly soluble in water, alcohol, and propylene glycol. It has a molecular weight of 764.88. Each Zolpidem Tartrate Tablet, USP includes the following inactive ingredients: lactose anhydrous, sodium starch glycolate, colloidal silicon dioxide, microcrystalline cellulose, magnesium stearate. The 10 mg tablets also contain Opadry II (white) and the 5 mg tablets contain Opadry II (pink). Opadry II (white) contains hypromellose, polyeth ylene glycol, polydextrose, titanium dioxide, and triacetin. Opadry II (pink) contains hypromellose, FD&C Red no. 40 aluminum lake, FD&C Blue no. 2 aluminum lake, FD&C Yellow no. 6 aluminum lake, polyeth ylene glycol, polydextrose, titanium dioxide, and triacetin. Meets USP Dissolution Test 3. Image
Text above is quoted in full from the FDA-approved drug label published by openFDA, effective November 16, 2023. Matched to this product by RxNorm code. Cross-references to other sections of the full prescribing information have been removed, since they point to a document not shown here. Nothing else is changed: no sentence is shortened, reworded or summarised.
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