Zolpidem — Non-benzodiazepine hypnotic (GABA-A positive modulator). Study the mechanism, listed uses and warnings from the US label on one sourced card.
GABA-A positive modulator presumed to act through the benzodiazepine site of alpha1-containing GABA-A receptors, increasing chloride-channel opening frequency and inhibiting neuronal excitation.
Used for
Short-term treatment of sleep-initiation insomnia in adults
Common side effects
Drowsiness; Dizziness; Diarrhea; Drugged feelings
Boxed warning
Complex sleep behaviors (sleep-walking, sleep-driving) may occur and can cause serious injury or death; discontinue if they occur.
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Label date: 20260901 · For learning, not clinical decisions. US label and brand information; always consult the current source.
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Mechanism: Inhibits serotonin reuptake and antagonizes 5HT2 receptors. Its antidepressant mechanism is not fully understood; enhancement of CNS serotonergic activity is a proposed explanation.
On both cards: Common side effects — Drowsiness · Interactions — CNS depressants incl. alcohol
Only on the Trazodone card: Used for — Major depressive disorder in adults · Common side effects — Edema; Blurred vision; Syncope; Fatigue · Warnings — Serotonin syndrome; QT prolongation / arrhythmias; Priapism · Interactions — MAOIs; CYP3A4 inhibitors and inducers
Mechanism: Binds the benzodiazepine site of GABA-A receptors in the brain, enhancing GABA-mediated synaptic inhibition.
On both cards: Common side effects — Dizziness · Interactions — Opioids
Only on the Lorazepam card: Used for — Anxiety disorders in adults already receiving stable, evenly divided three-times-daily lorazepam tablets, when converted to the selected LOREEV XR formulation · Common side effects — Sedation; Weakness; Unsteadiness · Warnings — Contraindicated in acute narrow-angle glaucoma; CNS depression; Neonatal sedation and withdrawal · Interactions — Alcohol / CNS depressants; UGT inhibitors
Mechanism: A benzodiazepine that interacts at GABA-A sites; most clinical effects are thought to result from facilitation of the inhibitory neurotransmitter GABA.
On both cards: Common side effects — Drowsiness · Interactions — Opioids
Only on the Diazepam card: Used for — Anxiety disorders; Acute alcohol withdrawal; Skeletal muscle spasm (adjunct) · Common side effects — Fatigue; Muscle weakness; Ataxia · Warnings — Contraindicated in myasthenia gravis and sleep apnea; Acute narrow-angle glaucoma; Severe respiratory or hepatic insufficiency · Interactions — Alcohol and other CNS depressants
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