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What is Zaleplon?

Zaleplon is a sedative/hypnotic drug used in the treatment of insomnia.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Insomnia 35 14 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell
Sleep problems 15 3 Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight
Primary Insomnia 9 1 Efficacy_none
Other 3 1 Efficacy_none
Difficulty falling asleep 2 2 Efficacy_major Efficacy_slight
Anxious mood 1 0

See all 41 patients currently taking Zaleplon

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 3
Moderate
 1
Mild
 5
None
 12

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Zaleplon

Rebound insomnia 2
Drowsiness 1
Hangover effect 1
Groggy in morning 1
Sluggishness 1
Numbness in upper extremities 1
See all 10 reported side effects ▼ See top 6 reported side effects ▲

Reported Dosages

  5mg as needed 10mg as needed 5 mg m,w,f 5 mg daily 10 mg daily 20 mg daily 30 mg daily
  6 Number of Patients: 6 12 Number of Patients: 12 1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3 16 Number of Patients: 16 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Zaleplon (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work 13   Did not seem to work: 45%
Other 8   Other: 28%
Doctor's advice 8   Doctor's advice: 28%
Side effects too severe 5   Side effects too severe: 17%
Expense 2   Expense: 7%
Course of treatment ended 2   Course of treatment ended: 7%
Change in health plan coverage 1   Change in health plan coverage: 3%

See all 29 patients who’ve stopped taking Zaleplon

Reported Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Zaleplon

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

Stopped Taking Zaleplon

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

Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Zaleplon

Always
 12 57%
Usually
 6 29%
Sometimes
 3 14%
Never
 0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Zaleplon

Very
 1 5%
Somewhat
 0 0%
A little
 1 5%
Not at all
 19 90%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Zaleplon

$200+
 1 8%
$100-199
 0 0%
$50-99
 0 0%
$25-49
 1 8%
< $25
 10 83%

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Report created on May 27, 2012.