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What is Rozerem? Rozerem is a brand name for the drug Ramelton, a melatoninergic prescription sleep aid used in the treatment of insomnia. Read more...Click to read more below

See more information, including instructions, precautions, side effects, and interactions.

Takeda Pharmaceuticals's Rozerem site


Reasons Taken

28 patients in the community are taking or have taken Rozerem.

Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Other 17 60%
Insomnia 7 25%
Fatigue 2 7%
Awakening due to pain 1 3%

Dosages

Based on the patients currently taking Rozerem.

  0 mg none 6 mg day 8 mg day 10 day
  7 Number of Patients: 7 1 Number of Patients: 1 7 Number of Patients: 7 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Duration

How long current patients have been taking Rozerem or how long patients were taking Rozerem before stopping.

Currently taking Rozerem

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
2
1
2
3
4
1

Stopped taking Rozerem

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
5
3
3
0
0
0
Why Patients Stopped Taking Rozerem (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work 8 73% Did not seem to work: 73%
Expense 2 18% Expense: 18%
Side effects too severe 1 9% Side effects too severe: 9%
Other 1 9% Other: 9%
Course of treatment ended 1 9% Course of treatment ended: 9%
Not indicated 1 9% Not indicated: 9%

Patient Reported Evaluations

Results from 6 patient evaluations. See the overall results and all individual evaluations.

Efficacy (Effect based on reason taken)

Major 33% 1
Moderate 67% 2

Other

Side-effects (as an overall problem)

Severe 0% 0
Moderate 33% 2
Mild 17% 1
None 50% 3

Top reported side-effects include: feeling drugged, Vivid dreams, Drowsiness

Summary results are based on 6 individual responses. For more information, see overall results for Adherence, Burden and Cost.

Individual Patient Reported Evaluations (2 of 6)

  • bookworm63
    Sensation: None
    Overall: None
    Cognition: mild
    Vision: none
    Speech: none
    Swallowing: none
    Upper limb: none
    Walking: moderate
    See profile
  • bookworm63
  • by bookworm63
    Aug 26, 2008
  • EfficacyModerate
  • Side-effectsNone
  • Other

  • EfficacyMajor
  • Side-effectsModerate
  • Other
Advice/Tips
Be on the lookout for a residual drowsy/drugged feeling (which might be an issue only for patients who are hypersensitive to drugs which cross the blood/brain barrier, like me).

See all evaluation results for Rozerem



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