za-LEP-lon
BEERS REMS
Contraindicated in:
History of experiencing complex sleep behaviors with zaleplon
;Use Cautiously in:
CV: peripheral edema
Derm: photosensitivity
EENT: abnormal vision, altered sense of smell, ear pain, epistaxis, hearing sensitivity, ocular pain
GI: abdominal pain, anorexia, colitis, dyspepsia, nausea
GU: dysmenorrhea
Neuro: abnormal thinking, amnesia, anxiety, behavior changes, COMPLEX SLEEP BEHAVIORS (INCLUDING SLEEP DRIVING, SLEEP WALKING, OR ENGAGING IN OTHER ACTIVITIES WHILE SLEEPING), depersonalization, dizziness, drowsiness, hallucinations, headache, hyperesthesia, impaired memory (briefly following dose), impaired psychomotor function (briefly following dose), malaise, nightmares, paresthesia, tremor, vertigo, weakness
Misc: fever
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Hepatic Impairment
Absorption: Rapidly absorbed following oral administration.
Distribution: Well distributed to tissues.
Half-Life: 1 hr.
Caution patient that complex sleep-related behaviors (sleep-driving, making phone calls, preparing and eating food, having sex, sleep walking) may occur while asleep. Inform patient to notify health care provider if sleep-related behaviors (may include sleep-driving: driving while not fully awake after ingestion of a sedative-hypnotic product, with no memory of the event) occur.
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