Description
This medicine acts on GABA receptors which are deeply involved in sleeping and helps you fall asleep easily. It also has an action to maintain sleep.
It is usually used in the treatment of insomnia.
Presentation
30tablets
Feature
pale yellow tablet
diameter: 6.45 mm, thickness: 3.2 mm
Active Ingredients
1tablet: 2mg of Eszopiclon
Effect/Efficacy
This medicine acts on GABA receptors which are deeply involved in sleeping and helps you fall asleep easily. It also has an action to maintain sleep.
It is usually used in the treatment of insomnia.
Usage/Dosage
In general, for adults, take 1 tablet (2 mg of the active ingredient) at a time; and for elderly patients, take 1 mg of the active ingredient at a time; once daily, before going to bed. The dosage may be adjusted according to the symptoms, however, it is restricted to 3 mg of the active ingredient for adults, and 2 mg of the active ingredient for elderly patients. This tablet contains 2 mg of the active ingrdient. Strictly follow the instructions.
Take the medicine just before going to bed. Do not take the medicine if you need to get up to do some work after sleeping for a few hours.
Do not take the medicine with food or immediately after meal.
If you missed a dose, take a dose when you have plenty of time until getting up on the next morning. You should never take two doses at one time.
If you accidentally took more than your prescribed dose, consult with your doctor or pharmacist.
Do not stop taking this medicine unless your doctor instructs you to do so.
Cautions
You may experience sleepiness or loss of concentration on the next morning due to the effect of the medicine. Do not operate dangerous machinery such as a car.
Refrain from drinking alcohol because it intensifies the effects of the medicine and may cause adverse effects.
Contraindication
The most commonly reported adverse reactions include taste abnormality, sleepiness, headache, dry mouth, dizziness, pruritus and rash. If any of these symptoms occur, consult with your doctor or pharmacist.
The symptoms described below are rarely seen as initial symptoms of the adverse reactions indicated in brackets. If any of these symptoms occur, stop taking this medicine and see your doctor immediately.
－hives, swelling of eyes and around lips and mouth, breathing difficulty [shock, anaphylactoid symptoms]
－being unable to stand without taking the medicine; anxiety, abnormal dream, nausea, insomnia (due to withdrawal of the medicine) [dependence]
－difficult to breathe, shortness of breath [respiratory depression]
yellowing in skin and white of eyes, general malaise, loss of appetite [hepatic dysfunction]
－nightmare, depressed level of consciousness, excitement, confusion, hallucination, abnormal behavior during sleep [mental disorder, disturbed conscious]
－temporal memory loss, memory loss until falling asleep, being unable to remember events that occurred when you awake during sleep, twilight [transient anterograde amnesia, twilight state]
The above symptoms do not describe all the adverse reactions to this medicine. Consult with your doctor or pharmacist if you notice any symptoms of concern other than those listed above.
