Zolfresh

Dosage : Tablet
Contains : Zolpidem
Category : Hypnotics and sedatives
Uses : Insomnia
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Zolfresh Tablet is a hypnotic and sedative which is used to treat a sleep disorder called insomnia. This medicine may increase the risk of habit-forming tendency if taken for a long duration or at larger doses. Do not stop abruptly taking this medicine as it may cause withdrawal symptoms like convulsions, behavioral disorders, tremors, and anxiety.

 

Zolpidem belongs to the class of benzodiazepine related agents.

 

Zolfresh is product from Abbott Laboratories. Abbott is an American multinational medical devices and health care company with headquarters in United States. The company was founded by Chicago physician Wallace Calvin Abbott in 1888 to formulate known drugs; today, it sells medical devices, diagnostics, branded generic medicines and nutritional products. It split off the research-based pharmaceuticals into AbbVie in 2013.

 

Among its well-known products across the medical devices, diagnostics, and nutrition product divisions are Pedialyte, Similac, Ensure, Glucerna, ZonePerfect, FreeStyle Libre, i-STAT and MitraClip.

Insomnia is a type of sleep disorder. Individuals with insomnia find it difficult to fall asleep, stay asleep, or both.

 

The APA defines insomnia as a disorder in which people have trouble falling asleep or staying asleep. Doctors make a clinical diagnosis of insomnia if both of these criteria apply:

 

  • Sleep difficulties occurring at least three nights a week for a minimum of three months.
  • Sleep difficulties creating major distress or functional difficulties in a person’s life.

 

Dosage

As directed by your Physician

Administration

As directed by your Physician

Adverse Reactions/ Side Effects

Atypical thinking and behaviour, hallucination, nightmare, somnolence, somnambulism, headache, nausea, vomiting, dizziness, vertigo, drowsiness, asthenia, ataxia, rebound insomnia, amnesia, GI disturbances, upper and lower respiratory tract infection, fatigue, visual disturbances, increased ALT serum concentrations, abnormal LFT.

 

Potentially Fatal: Hepatitis, anaphylactic reactions, angioedema, sleep-driving (driving while not fully awake after drug intake, w/ no recollection of the event).

Warnings and Precautions

Obstructive sleep apnoea, myasthenia gravis, compromised respiratory function. Patients exhibiting symptoms of depression. History of drug or alcohol abuse. Avoid abrupt withdrawal and rapid dose reduction after prolonged therapy. Re-evaluate if insomnia fail to remit after 7-10 days as this may indicate the presence of underlying psychiatric and/or medical condition. Pregnancy, lactation, children <18 yr. Patient Counselling Patients should be warned about performing activities involving mental alertness or physical coordination after drug intake.

Contraindications

Severe hepatic impairment.

Drug Interactions

Flumazenil reverses the sedative/hypnotic effect of zolpidem. Increased depressant effects w/ CNS depressants (e.g. sedatives, antihistamines, alcohol). Additive effect on decreased alertness and psychomotor performance w/ imipramine and chlorpromazine. Increased plasma concentration w/ itraconazole, ketoconazole and other CYP3A4 inhibitors. May decrease plasma concentration w/ CYP3A4 inducers (e.g. carbamazepine). Reduced hypnotic effect w/ rifampicin.

 

Potentially Fatal:

Increased risk of prolonged sedation and respiratory depression w/ ritonavir.

 

Food Interaction:

Avoid combination w/ St John’s wort, alcohol and grapefruit juice.

Overdosage

Symptoms: Drowsiness, impairment of consciousness from somnolence to coma, compromised CV and respiratory function. Management: Treatment is largely symptomatic and supportive. IV fluids should be administered as needed. Activated charcoal may be given if presented w/in 1 hr of ingestion of >1 mg/kg zolpidem in adults or childn. Gastric lavage may be considered if presented w/in 1 hr of ingestion of >100 mg zolpidem and monitor for at least 12 hr. Flumazenil may be used if there is severe CNS depression, but generally not needed. Haemodialysis is unlikely to be useful.

Storage

Oral: Store between 20-25°C.

Mechanism of Action

Zolpidem is an imidazopyridine derivative that acts by binding to the benzodiazepine (BZD) receptors of the GABA receptor complex resulting in neuronal hyperpolarisation, action potential inhibition, increased in chloride conductance and decreased in neuronal excitability. It has strong sedative action but only minimal anxiolytic, myorelaxant and anticonvulsant properties due to its selectivity for the BZ1-receptor over the BZ2-receptor. Zolpidem has a rapid onset but short duration of hypnotic action.

References

https://www.mims.com/india/drug/info/zolpidem?type=full&mtype=generic#Indications

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abbott_Laboratorieshttps://www.healthline.com/health/insomnia

https://www.practo.com/medicine-info/zolfresh-10-mg-tablet-32140

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