Description

Sonata (Zaleplon) 10mg

What is this medication?

Sonata (Zaleplon) 10mg treats insomnia. It helps you go to sleep faster. It is often used for a short time.

This medicine may be used for other purposes; ask your health care provider or pharmacist if you have questions.

COMMON BRAND NAME(S): Sonata

HOW TO USE

They need to know if you have any of these conditions:

• Depression
• History of a drug or alcohol abuse problem
• Liver disease
• Lung or breathing disease
• Sleep-walking, driving, eating or other activity while not fully awake after taking a sleep medication
• Suicidal thoughts
• An unusual or allergic reaction to zaleplon, other medications, foods, dyes, or preservatives
• Pregnant or trying to get pregnant

• Breast-feeding

How should I use this medication?

Take this medication by mouth with water. Take it as directed on the label. Do not use it more often than directed. There may be unused or extra doses in the bottle after you finish your treatment. Talk to your care team if you have questions about your dose.

A special MedGuide will be given to you by the pharmacist with each prescription and refill. Be sure to read this information carefully each time.

Talk to your care team about the use of this medication in children. Special care may be needed.

Overdosage: If you think you have taken too much of this medicine contact a poison control center or emergency room at once.

NOTE: This medicine is only for you. Do not share this medicine with others.

BENEFITS’

• Barbiturate medications for inducing sleep or treating seizures
• Carbamazepine
• Certain medications for allergies, like azatadine,  diphenhydramine
• Certain medications for depression, anxiety, or other emotional or psychiatric problems
• Certain medications for pain
• Cimetidine
• Erythromycin
• Medications for fungal infections like ketoconazole, fluconazole, or itraconazole
• Other medications given for sleep
• Phenytoin
• Rifampin

This list may not describe all possible interactions. Give your health care provider a list of all the medicines, herbs, non-prescription drugs, or dietary supplements you use. Also tell them if you smoke, drink alcohol, or use illegal drugs. Some items may interact with your medicine.

What should I watch for while using this medication?

Visit your care team for regular checks on your progress. Keep a regular sleep schedule by going to bed at about the same time each night. Avoid caffeine-containing drinks in the evening hours. When sleep medications are used every night for more than a few weeks, they may stop working. Talk to your care team if you still have trouble sleeping.

After taking this medication, you may get up out of bed and do an activity that you do not know you are doing. The next morning, you may have no memory of this. Activities include driving a car (“sleep-driving”), making and eating food, talking on the phone, sexual activity, and sleep-walking. Serious injuries have occurred. Stop the medication and call your care team right away if you find out you have done any of these activities. Do not take this medication if you have used alcohol that evening. Do not take it if you have taken another medication for sleep. The risk of doing these sleep-related activities is higher.