Zopiclone

Drug Status in Canada : Approved

Indication : Why is this medication prescribed?

Short term treatment of insomnia, including difficulty in failing asleep, nocturnal awakening and early awakening, transient situational or chronic insomnia and insomnia secondary to psychiatric disturbances.

Contraindication: What are the special precautions to be followed?

Under following conditions, use of this medication is inadvisable. Its use should be withhold as it would cause harm to the patient
Hypersenstivity. Hepatic impairment. Decompensated respiratory insufficiency. Myasthenia gravis. Severe sleep apnoea. Pregnancy, lactation and children.

Other Precaution to be observed while taking this medication

Alcoholism. Renal insufficiency. May impair ability to drive or operate machinery.

What are possible side effects of this medication ?

Metalic taste. GI disturbances. Urticaria. Irritability, confusion, depressed mood, aggressiveness and incoordination.

Drug Category/Class

  • Hypnotics and Sedatives
  • Benzodiazepine Related Drugs
  • Cytochrome P-450 CYP2C9 Inhibitors
  • Cytochrome P-450 CYP2C8 Inhibitors
  • Cytochrome P-450 CYP2C9 Inducers
  • Cytochrome P-450 CYP2C8 Inducers
  • CYP2E1 Inhibitors
  • CYP2E1 Inducers
  • CYP2E1 Inducers (strong)
  • CYP3A4 Inhibitors
  • Nervous System
  • Psycholeptics
  • Benzodiazepine related drugs
Prescribed For the short-term treatment of insomnia.
Weight :388.808
Structure Zopiclone
Generic Drug Zopiclone prescribed For the short-term treatment of insomnia.
Formula

C17H17ClN6O3

Zopiclone has 11 Brands listed


Lyzop (7.5 mg)Zeclone (7.5 mg)
Ziclone (7.5 mg)Zolinox (7.5 mg)
Zolium (7.5 mg)Zolog (3.75 mg)
Zolog (7.5 mg)Zonap (7.5 mg)
Zopenta (7.5 mg)Zopicon (7.5 mg)
Zopitran (7.5 mg)

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