Zolpidemdrug info
zolpidem tartrate 6.25 MG Extended Release Oral Tablet
What it is used for
Zolpidem tartrate extended-release tablets are indicated for the short-term treatment of insomnia characterized by difficulties with sleep onset and/or sleep maintenance (as measured by wake time after sleep onset).) The clinical trials performed in support of efficacy were up to 3 weeks (using polysomnography measurement up to 2 weeks in both adult and elderly patients) and 24 weeks (using patient-reported assessment in adult patients only) in duration. Zolpidem tartrate extended-release tablet, a gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) A receptor positive modulator, is indicated for the short-term treatment of insomnia characterized by difficulties with sleep onset and/or sleep maintenance.
Text above is quoted in full from the FDA-approved drug label published by openFDA, effective August 8, 2025. Matched to this product by RxNorm code. Cross-references to other sections of the full prescribing information have been removed, since they point to a document not shown here. Nothing else is changed: no sentence is shortened, reworded or summarised.
Description
Zolpidem tartrate extended-release tablets USP contains zolpidem tartrate, a gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) A receptor positive modulator of the imidazopyridine class. Zolpidem tartrate extended-release tablets USP are available in 6.25 mg and 12.5 mg strength tablets for oral administration. Chemically, zolpidem is N,N,6-trimethyl-2-p-tolylimidazo[1,2-a] pyridine-3-acetamide L-(+)-tartrate (2:1). It has the following structure: Zolpidem tartrate is a white or almost white, crystalline powder, hygroscopic that is slightly soluble in water, sparingly soluble in methanol and practically insoluble in methylene chloride. It has a molecular weight of 764.87. Zolpidem tartrate extended-release tablets USP consist of a coated two-layer tablet: one layer that releases its drug content immediately and another layer that allows a slower release of additional drug content. The 6.25 mg zolpidem tartrate extended-release tablets USP contain the following inactive ingredients: colloidal silicon dioxide, FD&C Blue # 2 aluminium lake, hypromellose, iron oxide red, lactose monohydrate, magnesium stearate, microcrystalline cellulose, polyethylene glycol, potassium bitartrate, sodium starch glycolate and titanium dioxide. The 12.5 mg zolpidem tartrate extended-release tablets USP contain the following inactive ingredients: colloidal silicon dioxide, FD&C Blue # 2 aluminium lake, hypromellose, lactose monohydrate, magnesium stearate, microcrystalline cellulose, polyethylene glycol, potassium bitartrate, sodium starch glycolate and titanium dioxide. Zolpidem tartrate extended-release tablets USP meets USP Dissolution Test 6.
Text above is quoted in full from the FDA-approved drug label published by openFDA, effective August 8, 2025. Matched to this product by RxNorm code. Cross-references to other sections of the full prescribing information have been removed, since they point to a document not shown here. Nothing else is changed: no sentence is shortened, reworded or summarised.
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