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What is Zolpidem?

Zolpidem tartrate is a sedative-hypnotic drug that is used for short-term treatment of insomnia that presents as difficulty of sleep onset and maintenance of sleep.

Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
8 8%
Moderate
17 17%
Mild
43 43%
None
32 32%

Most commonly reported side effects

Amnesia
15 28%
Drowsy in a.m.
13 25%
Groggy in morning
12 23%
Grogginess
12 23%
Sleep walking (somnambulism)
8 15%
Dependence (drug)
6 11%
  • Mild
  • Moderate
  • Severe

Dosages

Top 10 dosages based on patients currently taking Zolpidem. See all 19 dosages ►

  0.5 10mg as needed 10 mg as needed 10mg as needed 12.5 mg all the time (24/7) 12.5mg as needed 1mg as needed 5 mg as needed 5mg as needed 6.25mg as needed 625mg as needed 6.25 mg every other week 0.5 mg daily 10 mg weekly 2.5 mg daily 5 mg daily 6.25 mg daily 10 mg daily 12.5 mg daily 20 mg daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 33 Number of Patients: 33 1 Number of Patients: 1 7 Number of Patients: 7 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 16 Number of Patients: 16 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 56 Number of Patients: 56 12 Number of Patients: 12 185 Number of Patients: 185 41 Number of Patients: 41 7 Number of Patients: 7  

Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Zolpidem (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work
26 35% Did not seem to work: 35%
Side effects too severe
23 31% Side effects too severe: 31%
Other
17 23% Other: 23%
Doctor's advice
14 19% Doctor's advice: 19%
Expense
3 4% Expense: 4%
Personal research
3 4% Personal research: 4%
Course of treatment ended
2 3% Course of treatment ended: 3%
Change in health plan coverage
2 3% Change in health plan coverage: 3%
Not indicated
1 1% Not indicated: 1%

See all 67 patients who’ve stopped taking Zolpidem

Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Zolpidem

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

Stopped Taking Zolpidem

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

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
66 66%
Usually
24 24%
Sometimes
7 7%
Never
3 3%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
3 3%
Somewhat
13 13%
A little
16 16%
Not at all
68 68%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
0 0%
$100-199
0 0%
$50-99
6 6%
$25-49
12 12%
< $25
54 54%

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

Report created on March 22, 2010.