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What is Restoril?

Restoril® is a brand name for temazepam, a benzodiazepine used for the short-term treatment of insomnia. Off label it is used for the treatment of anxiety; adjunct in the treatment of depression; and management of panic attacks.

Reasons taken & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Reasons taken # of patients Major Moderate Slight None Can’t tell # of patients evaluated by
Insomnia 16 5
Depression 1 0
Other 1 0

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Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
0 0%
Moderate
1 20%
Mild
0 0%
None
4 80%

Most commonly reported side effects

Hangover effect, next morning
1 20%
wake up several times during the night
1 20%
Slow to wake in morning
1 20%
  • Mild
  • Moderate
  • Severe

Dosages

  15mg as needed 30mg as needed 7.5mg as needed 7.5 mg daily 15 mg daily 30 mg daily 60 mg daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 7 Number of Patients: 7 6 Number of Patients: 6 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Restoril (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work
2 50% Did not seem to work: 50%
Other
1 25% Other: 25%

See all 3 patients who’ve stopped taking Restoril

Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Restoril

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
1
3
3
2
5

Stopped Taking Restoril

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

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
5 100%
Usually
0 0%
Sometimes
0 0%
Never
0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
0 0%
Somewhat
1 20%
A little
0 0%
Not at all
4 80%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
0 0%
$100-199
0 0%
$50-99
0 0%
$25-49
0 0%
< $25
3 60%

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Report created on November 23, 2009.