Sleepon 2 mg (Tablet)

Unit Price: ৳ 3.01 (5 x 10: ৳ 150.50)
Strip Price: ৳ 30.10

Medicine Details

Category Details
Generic Eszopiclone
Company Silva pharmaceuticals ltd
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Indications

  • Treatment of insomnia
  • Difficulty falling asleep
  • Difficulty maintaining sleep through the night
  • Approved for long-term use

Pharmacology

  • Interacts with Gama-aminobutyric acid (GABA) receptor complexes
  • Allosterically coupled to benzodiazepine receptors

Dosage & Administration

  • Usual dose for most adults is 2 or 3 mg
  • Persons over the age of 65 years usually treated with 1 or 2 mg
  • Should be taken immediately before going to bed
  • Effects may last up to six hours

Interaction

  • Alcohol and drugs with sedating effects should not be used with Sleepon
  • May cause excessive sedation

Contraindications

  • Depression
  • Severe Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease
  • Severe Liver Disease
  • Weakened Patient
  • Having thoughts of Suicide

Side Effects

  • Fatigue
  • Anorexia
  • Nausea
  • Unpleasant taste in the mouth
  • Mood problems
  • Abdominal pain
  • Dyspepsia
  • Asthenia
  • Nervousness
  • Dizziness
  • Confusion

Pregnancy & Lactation

  • Pregnancy Category C
  • Drug should be used during pregnancy only if clearly needed
  • Caution should be exercised when administered to a nursing mother

Precautions & Warnings

  • Should be taken immediately before bedtime
  • To avoid short-term memory impairment
  • Hallucinations
  • Impaired coordination
  • Dizziness
  • Lightheadedness

Overdose Effects

  • Limited clinical experience with overdose
  • Intravenous fluids should be administered as needed
  • Flumazenil may be useful

Therapeutic Class

  • Miscellaneous sedatives & hypnotics

Storage Conditions

  • Store at 25°C

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