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Zopiklon

Zopiklon – the sedative drug used at treatment of sleep disorders.

Form of release and structure

Zopiklon release in the form of tablets: white with a creamy shade or white color (on 10 pieces in blister strip packagings, on 2 packagings in a cardboard pack).

Is a part of 1 tablet:

  • Active agent: зопиклон – 7,5 mg;
  • Auxiliary components: potato starch, tabletoza 80, microcrystallic cellulose, talc, medical low-molecular polyvinylpirrolidone, aerosil, magnesium stearate.

Indications to use

  • Primary sleep disorders: difficult backfilling, night and early awakenings, passing situational and chronic sleeplessness;
  • The secondary sleep disorders connected with mental disorders in cases when they significantly worsen a condition of the patient.

Contraindications

  • Dekompensirovanny respiratory insufficiency;
  • Age up to 15 years;
  • Hypersensitivity to drug components.

To the feeding and pregnant women Zopiklon is not recommended to accept.

Route of administration and dosage

Zopiklon accept inside, in 1 reception, shortly before going to bed.

The recommended adult daily dose – 7,5 mg (1 tablet). Against the background of heavy or persistent sleeplessness it can be increased twice.

Elderly patients are recommended to begin therapy with the minimum dose – 3,75 mg (0,5 tablets), at insufficient efficiency and in the absence of development of side effects its increase is possible.

Correction of the mode of dosing is not required to patients with functional disturbances of kidneys. At the expressed liver failure drug it is necessary to accept 3,75 mg in a daily dose.

Side effects

At Zopiklon's use in the recommended doses, therapy is, as a rule, transferred well, and postsomnichesky disturbances develop infrequently.

During treatment can be observed:

  • Very often: moderate feeling of metal or bitter smack in a mouth;
  • Seldom: gastrointestinal frustration (in the form of nausea, vomiting), mental disturbances (in the form of irritability, confusion of consciousness, oppression of mood);
  • Very seldom: allergic reactions (in the form of a small tortoiseshell, rash).

When awakening drowsiness development, occasionally – dizzinesses and lacks of coordination of movements is possible.

Special instructions

During therapy it is necessary to avoid alcohol intake and the depriving of bonuses psychotropic medicines.

The sharp termination of treatment of a withdrawal does not cause.

At Zopiklon's use against the background of a myasthenia because of possible strengthening of muscular weakness behind a condition of patients it is necessary to establish strict neurologic control.

Duration of a course should not exceed 4 weeks.

Because of probability of development of dizziness and lacks of coordination of the movement next day after Zopiklon's reception it is necessary to drive the car and to perform potentially dangerous works with care.

Medicinal interaction

At simultaneous use of Zopiklon with some medicines there can be following effects:

  • Muscle relaxants and the depriving of bonuses psychotropic drugs: strengthening of their action;
  • Trimipramin: decrease in its concentration (it is necessary to consider it at joint purpose of drugs, and also at Zopiklon's use with other tricyclic antidepressants).

Terms and storage conditions

To store in protected from light, the place, unavailable to children, at the room temperature.

Period of validity – 2 years.

 
 
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