Zopiclone

Canadian Brand Names

Apo-Zopiclone®; CO Zopiclone; Dom-Zopiclone; Gen-Zopiclone; Imovane®; Novo-Zopiclone; Nu-Zopiclone; PMS-Zopiclone; RAN™-Zopiclone; ratio-Zopiclone; Rhovane®; Rhoxal-zopiclone; Riva-Zopiclone; Sandoz-Zopiclone

Mexican Brand Names

Imovane

Pharmacologic Category

Hypnotic, Nonbenzodiazepine

Reasons not to take this medicine

• If you have an allergy to zopiclone or any other part of this medicine.

• Tell healthcare provider if you are allergic to any medicine. Make sure to tell about the allergy and how it affected you. This includes telling about rash; hives; itching; shortness of breath; wheezing; cough; swelling of face, lips, tongue, or throat; or any other symptoms involved.

• If you have sleep apnea.

• If you are pregnant or may be pregnant.

• If you are breast-feeding.

What is this medicine used for?

• This medicine is used to treat sleep disorders.

How does it work?

• Zopiclone calms the brain.

How is it best taken?

• Take this medicine when you have trouble falling asleep.

• Take this medicine with or without food. Take with food if it causes an upset stomach.

What do I do if I miss a dose? (does not apply to patients in the hospital)

• Take this medicine on an as needed basis. Do not take more often than every 24 hours, unless instructed by healthcare provider.

What are the precautions when taking this medicine?

• This medicine may be habit-forming with long-term use.

• If you have been taking this medicine on a regular basis for more than 10 days, talk with healthcare provider before stopping. You may want to gradually withdraw this medicine.

• If you are 65 or older, use this medicine with caution. You could have more side effects.

• Do not nap.

• If you have drug or alcohol addiction, talk with healthcare provider.

• If you have liver disease, talk with healthcare provider.

• If you have lung disease, you may be more sensitive to this medicine.

• If you have mental illness, talk with healthcare provider.

• Check medicines with healthcare provider. This medicine may not mix well with other medicines.

• You may not be alert. Avoid driving, doing other tasks or activities until you see how this medicine affects you.

• Avoid grapefruit and grapefruit juice.

• Avoid alcohol (includes wine, beer, and liquor) or other medicines and natural products that slow your actions and reactions. These include sedatives, tranquilizers, mood stabilizers, antihistamines, and other pain medicine.

• Use birth control that you can trust to prevent pregnancy while taking this medicine.

What are some possible side effects of this medicine?

• Feeling lightheaded, sleepy, having blurred vision, or a change in thinking clearly. Avoid driving, doing other tasks or activities that require you to be alert or have clear vision until you see how this medicine affects you.

• Abnormal taste. This is usually reversible.

• Headache.

• Severe allergic reactions can rarely occur.

What should I monitor?

• Change in condition being treated. Is it better, worse, or about the same?

• Follow up with healthcare provider.

Reasons to call healthcare provider immediately

• If you suspect an overdose, call your local poison control center or emergency department immediately.

• Signs of a life-threatening reaction. These include wheezing; chest tightness; fever; itching; bad cough; blue skin color; fits; or swelling of face, lips, tongue, or throat.

• Signs or symptoms of depression, suicidal thoughts, nervousness, emotional ups and downs, abnormal thinking, anxiety, or lack of interest in life.

• Significant change in thinking clearly and logically.

• Feeling extremely tired or weak.

• Driving or doing other tasks or activities that you do not remember doing after taking this medicine.

• Any rash.

• No improvement in condition or feeling worse.

How should I store this medicine?

• Store at room temperature.

• Protect from light.

• Protect from moisture. Do not store in a bathroom or kitchen.

General statements

• If you have a life-threatening allergy, wear allergy identification at all times.

• Do not share your medicine with others and do not take anyone else's medicine.

• Keep all medicine out of the reach of children and pets.

• Keep a list of all your medicines (prescription, natural products, supplements, vitamins, over-the-counter) with you. Give this list to healthcare provider (doctor, nurse, nurse practitioner, pharmacist, physician assistant).

• Talk with healthcare provider before starting any new medicine, including over-the-counter, natural products, or vitamins.

Created: 2007-08-24 13:53:09.0

Modified: 2008-01-30 14:27:24.0

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