Dosage ; 10mg immediately before bedtime
Use : Short-term treatment of insomnia (with difficulty of sleep onset
| Brand Name | Manufacturer Name | Distributor | Drug Strength | Packaging | Formulation | Formulation Strength | Price |
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| Nocte | Pharmaco | Surgipharm Ltd | 10mg | 30 | Tablet | per tablet | KES 768 |
| Stilnox | Sanofi Aventis | Surgipharm Ltd | 10mg | 14 | Tablet | per tablet | KES 474.00 |
| Zolpirex | Centaur Pharmaceuticals Ltd. | Sai Pharmaceuticals Ltd. | 10mg | 20 | Tablet | per tablet | KES 462.00 |
| Nitrest | Sunlight International Trading (Africa) Co., Ltd | Harley's Limited | 10mg | 30 | Tablet | per tablet | KES 1,020.00 |
| Stildem | Biopharma Laboratories Ltd. | Maxim Pharmaceuticals Ltd | 10mg | 10 | Tablet | per tablet | KES 250.00 |
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| Mode Of Action | Potentiation of the effect of gamma-amino butyrate (GABA). Example: diazepam, |
| Drug Indication | Insomnia (short term use). |
| Precautions | Patients with compromised respiratory function; symptoms of depression; patients likely to abuse the hypnotic drugs |
| Side Effects | Dizziness; headache; back pain; drowsiness; drugged feeling; dry mouth; GI disturbances; myalgia; arthralgia; upper respiratory infections and inflammation. |
| Dosage | 10mg immediately before bedtime |
| Special Information | A non-benzodiazepine hypnotic of imidazopyrimidine class. |
| Pregnancy Category | Category B3 |
| Pregnancy Category Description | Drugs which have been taken by only a small number of pregnant women and women of child-bearing age with no any established rise in the frequency of malformations or other direct or indirect detrimental effects on the foetus having been noted. Studies in animals show evidence of an increased occurrence of foetal damage, the significance of which is uncertain in human |
| Drug Category | DRUGS ACTING ON CNS |
| Drug Sub-Category | Hypnotics, sedatives & tranquilizers
Dosing: Adult Insomnia: Oral: Immediate release tablet, spray, sublingual tablet: 10 mg immediately before bedtime; maximum dose: 10 mg Extended release tablet: 12.5 mg immediately before bedtime Dosing: Geriatric Immediate release tablet, spray, sublingual tablet: 5 mg immediately before bedtime Extended release tablet: 6.25 mg immediately before bedtime Dosing: Renal Impairment Dose adjustment not required; monitor closely. Not dialyzable Dosing: Hepatic Impairment Immediate release tablet, spray, sublingual tablet: 5 mg Extended release tablet: 6.25 mg |