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Posted by jerrypharmstudent on January 1, 2009, at 20:13:12
Zolpimist Approved for Insomnia
Oral spray contains Ambien's active ingredient
HealthDay
By Scott Roberts
Monday, December 22, 2008
MONDAY, Dec. 22 (HealthDay News) -- NovaDel Pharma's Zolpimist (zolpidem tartrate) oral spray has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for short-term treatment of insomnia, the drug's maker said Monday.
Approved in 5-milligram and 10-milligram strengths, the spray contains the same active ingredient as the widely used prescription sleep aid Ambien.
Approval for Zolpimist was given based on data from two randomized studies in which Zolpimist was compared to Ambien tablets in young and elderly healthy volunteers.
Zolpimist should be taken immediately before bedtime, and users should be prepared to get a full night's sleep of seven to eight hours, NovaDel said in a news release.
Some people who have taken this type of drug, called a sedative hypnotic, have reported unusual cases of sleepwalking, including driving or eating, while not fully awake, the company said. While sedative hypnotics are not narcotic, they do have some risk of dependency. The most common side effects observed in clinical testing of Zolpimist were headache, drowsiness and dizziness.
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_73069.html
Posted by Cecilia on January 1, 2009, at 22:20:42
In reply to Zolpimist Approved for Insomnia, posted by jerrypharmstudent on January 1, 2009, at 20:13:12
This is crazy! Are there really people so rich that they will pay a huge price for a drug that now comes in cheap generic form just so they can spray it instead of swallowing a pill? I guess there must be, if the company went to all the trouble of getting it approved. I wish drug companies would spend money on developing new drugs instead of just trying to make money extending patents. Cecilia
Posted by Phillipa on January 2, 2009, at 0:19:13
In reply to Re: Zolpimist Approved for Insomnia, posted by Cecilia on January 1, 2009, at 22:20:42
Cecelia might be a good thing as sometimes think my digestive enzymes don't work or don't metabolize meds via digestive trace so a spray would bypass the gastro tract and liver???? Don't know. Love Phillipa
Posted by Sigismund on January 2, 2009, at 0:54:47
In reply to Re: Zolpimist Approved for Insomnia, posted by Cecilia on January 1, 2009, at 22:20:42
>I wish drug companies would spend money on developing new drugs instead of just trying to make money extending patents.
I wish patents did not exist.
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