Ambien (zolpidem tartrate) by Searle

Is this sleeping drug a narcotic or addictive?

2 Responses to “Ambien (zolpidem tartrate) by Searle”

  1. admin says:

    Thursday April 28 1994 16:19, Chris Thomas wrote to All:

     CT> Is this sleeping drug a narcotic or addictive?

    Although the commercials try to give another image this drug does not look
    like
    a benzodiazepine (minor tranquillizer) but it works with a subgroup of the
    receptors to benzodiazepines. There are no good statistics about addiction
    to zolpidem but I think it should be handled with the same care as diazepam
    until anything else is proven.

    regards
    stephan

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  2. admin says:

    In article <767911848.AA08…@muffel.hotb.sub.org>,

    stephan grosse <step…@nicebits.robin.de> wrote:
    > CT> Is this sleeping drug a narcotic or addictive?
    >Although the commercials try to give another image this drug does not look
    >like
    >a benzodiazepine (minor tranquillizer) but it works with a subgroup of the
    >receptors to benzodiazepines. There are no good statistics about addiction
    >to zolpidem but I think it should be handled with the same care as diazepam
    >until anything else is proven.

    And in fact this is recognized by statute, since in the US, the drug
    was introduced as a controlled substance in C-IV, just like its relatives
    the benzodiazepines.


    Steve Dyer
    d…@ursa-major.spdcc.com

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