Tuesday, September 29, 2009

Use Of Zolpidem Tartrate In Explicit Population

By Jane Z. Taff

Insomnia is some kind of sleeping disorder in which patient could not sleep properly. So, if you have the same symptoms, then you must consult your doctor as soon as possible. Well Zolpidem Tartrate is the best medicine for curing this disease because it induces sleep and causes relaxation.

It is a controlled and chemically balanced product of Sanofi-Aventis. This medicine is used to treat various sleeping disorders such as trouble in falling asleep, waking up in the midnight, waking up too early in the morning. But before adopting this medicine you must be familiar with its advantages and some precautions before ingesting it.

First of all, you must keep in mind that this medicine lies in the category of sedatives which are widely used to cure the sleeping disorders. However, this remedy is completely new regarding the concern of chemical structure, but the disadvantages of sedatives are functional for it too. So, the ingestion of this sleeping medicine without proper prescription could be very harmful. Well, before adopting these sleeping pills, consultation with certified medical professional is always beneficial.

One more fact that you must consider is that it is very efficient drug so must be ingested just before going to bed. Avoid performing any such operation including driving and working on machinery which require concentration and complete mental alertness as soon as you consume this remedy. Moreover, consuming alcohol during the treatment is strictly prohibited. It is so because alcohol acts as a booster for the rapid reactions of Zolpidem Tartrate which leads you towards severe side-effects.

Certain limitations of the drug are also connected with the age of a person. Along with the age of a person, his physical health is also a factor that is kept in mind by the doctor before deciding on the dosage. According to the manufacturers of the drug, 10 milligrams in a day is ideal for adults while five milligrams is ideal for old people.

Moreover, Zolpidem Tartrate is not recommended for the pregnant women. It is so because there are not sufficient studies available in the case of pregnant women. So, as a precaution, pregnant women are advised to consume these pills in very critical situation and that also after consulting the doctor.

Now, let us study the conditions of using Zolpidem Tartrate. This drug comes in the form of tablets and must be consumed with a glass of water. A person should not take more than one tablet in a day as studies have shown that one cannot absorb more than one tablet in a day easily.

Studies show that the half-life of this remedy is relevant to that in healthy young volunteers. This half-life was found to be 2.6 0.3 hour. The amount between 0.004 and 0.19% of this drug is easily excreted into milk, yet the outcomes of Zolpidem Tartrate on the infants is still unknown. Whereas during an experiment in rats; this medicine subdued the emission of milk. During this experiment dosage was four mg/base kg, which is six times stronger than the dose recommended for the human beings.

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