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What is Stilnoct?

Stilnoct, also known as Stilnox, is an international brand name for zolpidem. It is a sedative-hypnotic drug 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
Other 9 22
Insomnia 5 126
Sleeplessness 1 1
Sensation 1 0

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Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
15 7%
Moderate
31 15%
Mild
70 33%
None
94 45%

Most commonly reported side effects

Amnesia
30 14%
Grogginess
28 13%
Morning grogginess
24 11%
occasional morning drowsiness
24 11%
walking around/eating w/ very little memory of the event
19 9%
Dependence (drug)
16 8%
  • Mild
  • Moderate
  • Severe

Dosages

  10mg as needed 5 mg daily 6.5 mg daily 10 mg daily 20 mg daily 80 mg daily
  2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 5 Number of Patients: 5 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Stilnoct (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Doctor's advice
2 67% Doctor's advice: 67%
Personal research
1 33% Personal research: 33%
Side effects too severe
1 33% Side effects too severe: 33%
Not indicated
1 33% Not indicated: 33%

See all 3 patients who’ve stopped taking Stilnoct

Currently Taking Stilnoct

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

Stopped Taking Stilnoct

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

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
132 63%
Usually
51 24%
Sometimes
21 10%
Never
6 3%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
9 4%
Somewhat
15 7%
A little
39 19%
Not at all
147 70%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
1 0%
$100-199
1 0%
$50-99
12 6%
$25-49
25 12%
< $25
117 56%

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Report created on November 21, 2009.