Edluar

Alternate Name: Edluar

Dosage Form: Tablet Sublingual

Administration Route: Into the mouth

Drug Class: Nonbarbiturate Hypnotic

Generic Available: No

Strength: 10 MG

Warnings: Do not stop using this medicine suddenly. Your doctor will need to slowly decrease your dose before you stop it completely. This medicine can be habit-forming. Do not use more than your prescribed dose. Call your doctor if you think your medicine is not working. Your doctor will check your progress and the effects of this medicine at regular visits. Keep all appointments. Call your doctor if you still have trouble sleeping after using this medicine for 7 to 10 days. Keep all medicine out of the reach of children. Never share your medicine with anyone. Using this medicine during the last 3 months of your pregnancy (third trimester) can harm your newborn baby. Tell your doctor right away if you are pregnant or if you think you have become pregnant while using this medicine. Tell your doctor if you are breastfeeding, or if you have kidney disease, liver disease, lung disease (including COPD), breathing problems (including sleep apnea), or myasthenia gravis. Tell your doctor if you have a history of alcohol or drug addiction, depression, or mental health problems. This medicine may make you dizzy or drowsy, especially first thing in the morning. It may also make you less alert than you are normally and cause trouble with thinking or trouble with controlling body movements, which may lead to falls, fractures, or other injuries. Do not drive or do anything else that could be dangerous until you know how this medicine affects you. This medicine may also cause respiratory depression, a serious breathing problem that can be life-threatening. This medicine may cause unusual moods and behaviors. You may also do things while you are still asleep that you may not remember the next morning, including driving, eating, making phone calls, sleepwalking, or having sex. Tell your doctor right away if you have learned that this has happened. Also tell your doctor if you have any mood or behavior changes that concern you.

Food Warnings: Some medicines can affect how zolpidem works. Tell your doctor if you are using chlorpromazine, ketoconazole, rifampin, or medicine to treat depression (including fluoxetine, imipramine, sertraline)., Do not drink alcohol while you are using this medicine., Tell your doctor if you use anything else that makes you sleepy. Some examples are allergy medicine, narcotic pain medicine, and alcohol., This medicine can be habit-forming. Do not use more than your prescribed dose. Call your doctor if you think your medicine is not working., Call your doctor if you still have trouble sleeping after using this medicine for 7 to 10 days., This medicine is not for long-term use., Keep all medicine out of the reach of children. Never share your medicine with anyone.