What is the brand name for zolpidem?
Brand names: Ambien (immediate-release tablet), Ambien CR (extended-release tablet), Edluar (sublingual tablet), Intermezzo (sublingual tablet). Zolpidem also comes as an oral spray. Zolpidem oral tablets are used to treat insomnia (trouble sleeping).
Is zolpidem the same as zolpidem tartrate?
The name of your medicine is Zolpidem 5mg or 10mg Tablets (called zolpidem throughout this leaflet). Zolpidem contains a medicine called zolpidem tartrate. This belongs to a group of medicines called hypnotics. It works by acting on your brain to help you sleep.
What class of drug is zolpidem tartrate?
Zolpidem belongs to a class of medications called sedative-hypnotics. It works by slowing activity in the brain to allow sleep.
Is zolpidem the same as zopiclone?
Zolpidem (ZOL) and zopiclone (ZPC) are non-benzodiazepine hypnotics, with unique effects on sleep architecture compared with conventional benzodiazepines. The two compounds have different profiles in action to two major subtypes of the GABA-A receptors, therefore different effects on sleep structure may be expected.
What’s the brand name for alprazolam?
Alprazolam is a prescription medicine that’s used to treat anxiety disorders and panic disorder. It’s in a class of drugs called benzodiazepines and works by lessening abnormal excitement in the brain. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved alprazolam in 1981. It’s sold under the brand name Xanax.
Is Generic Ambien as good as name brand?
Generic Ambien or zolpidem is as effective as brand Ambien for the treatment of insomnia. However, an Ambien generic is less costly than the brand name, if cost is a consideration. Generic Ambien may have side effects, some of which can be serious.
What is better zolpidem or zopiclone?
In conclusion, zolpidem was at least as effective as zopiclone, showed significantly less rebound on discontinuation and was better tolerated.
What is the difference between Imovane and zopiclone?
Imovane contains the active ingredient zopiclone. Zopiclone, a cyclopyrrolone derivative, is a short-acting hypnotic agent. Zopiclone belongs to a novel chemical class which is structurally unrelated to existing hypnotics.
What is the difference between zolpidem and Ivedal?
Stilnox is the brand name given to Zolpidem which is a benzodiazepine prescription. Stilnox is also sold under the names Ivedal and Zolpihexal in South Africa as a prescription medication often taken to treat for many insomnia, sleep initiation related conditions.
What is the difference between Ambien and zolpidem tartrate?
Zolpidem has a half-life of between three and four hours depending on how much the person that takes the drug weighs. The half-life of Zolpidem tartrate is two to three times longer because of the difference in chemical structure. The trade name for Zolpidem that is most commonly known in the United States is Ambien.
What is the lethal dose of zolpidem tartrate?
At 70 mg, you may begin to experience serious adverse effects of taking too much Ambien, although this dose is low enough that you probably won’t suffer permanent injury. The amount needed to overdose can range from 400-600 mg. But even this dose probably won’t kill you – the reported fatal dose for Ambien is much higher, at 2000 mg.
Is Xanax and zolpidem tartrate the same type of drug?
Alprazolam (Xanax) and Ambien (Zolpidem) are not part of the same drug group but both drugs can work hand in hand when treating cases of anxiety disorder most especially when accompanied with insomnia.
Is metoprolol and metoprolol tartrate the same thing?
They have the same ingredient, metoprolol, but in different forms (salts). While they are both beta blockers, they are not interchangeable and have different uses. They are not dose equivalent. “Metoprolol tartrate is used to treat high blood pressure, chest pain due to heart disease, or heart attack.