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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.

Reasons taken & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Reasons taken # of patients Major Moderate Slight None Can’t tell # of patients evaluated by
Insomnia 16 6
Other 8 2
Sleeplessness 6 0
Anxiety 1 0
Sleep problems 1 0

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Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
0 0%
Moderate
2 25%
Mild
0 0%
None
6 75%

Most commonly reported side effects

Grogginess
2 25%
Morning grogginess
1 13%
occasional morning drowsiness
1 13%
  • Mild
  • Moderate
  • Severe

Dosages

  10mg as needed 12.5mg as needed 6.25mg as needed 5 mg daily 6.25 mg daily 10 mg daily 12 mg daily 12.5 mg daily
  5 Number of Patients: 5 5 Number of Patients: 5 1 Number of Patients: 1 5 Number of Patients: 5 2 Number of Patients: 2 13 Number of Patients: 13 1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3  

Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Zolpidem (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work
3 50% Did not seem to work: 50%
Other
2 33% Other: 33%
Expense
1 17% Expense: 17%
Not indicated
1 17% Not indicated: 17%

See all 6 patients who’ve stopped taking Zolpidem

Currently Taking Zolpidem

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
1
0
3
5
6
9

Stopped Taking Zolpidem

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

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
6 75%
Usually
1 13%
Sometimes
1 13%
Never
0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
0 0%
Somewhat
1 13%
A little
0 0%
Not at all
7 88%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
0 0%
$100-199
0 0%
$50-99
1 13%
$25-49
2 25%
< $25
3 38%

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Report created on November 22, 2009.