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Rozerem Treatment Report

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

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

Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Insomnia 5 55%
Sleep problems 1 11%
Insomnia due to Parkinson's 1 11%
Sleepiness 1 11%
Other 1 11%

Dosages

Based on the patients currently taking Rozerem.

  8 mg daily
  2 Number of Patients: 2  

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
0
0
0
0
1
1

Stopped Taking Rozerem

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
1
0
3
2
1
0
Why Patients Stopped Taking Rozerem (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work 4 57% Did not seem to work: 57%
Other 2 29% Other: 29%
Course of treatment ended 1 14% Course of treatment ended: 14%
Not indicated 1 14% Not indicated: 14%

Patient Reported Evaluations

Results from 4 patient evaluations. See the overall results and all individual evaluations.

Efficacy (Effect based on reason taken)

Major 50% 1
None 50% 1

Other

Side-effects (as an overall problem)

Severe 0% 0
Moderate 25% 1
Mild 0% 0
None 75% 3

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

Summary results are based on 4 individual responses. For more information, see overall results for Adherence, Burden and Cost.

Individual Patient Reported Evaluations (2 of 4)

  • ProfGumbySan
    Sex: M
    Mouth/throat: none
    Arms: none
    Chest: mild
    Legs: none
  • ProfGumbySan
  • by ProfGumbySan
    Aug 27, 2008
  • 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).

  • bud angus
    Sex: M
    Mouth/throat: mild
    Arms: none
    Chest: none
    Legs: mild
  • bud angus
  • by bud angus
    Jan 06, 2009
  • EfficacyNone
  • Side-effectsNone
  • Other

See all evaluation results for Rozerem

Report created on November 08, 2009.