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Thursday, October, 29, 2009

Ambien Warnings

Some pills bought online contain harmful drug

October 02, 2008
Some prescriptions of Ambien, Ativan, Lexapro, and Xanax purchased online may be dangerous, warns the FDA. Early tests have found the pills in question to contain haloperidol, an antipsychotic that can cause agitation, breathing problems, muscle spasms, and stiffness. Click the headline above or the link that follows to read the original FDA advisory. There, you can see pictures of the dangerous pills and find out what to do if you suspect your prescription is unsafe. Read more »

Expert & Community Posts

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FDA Requests Label Change for All Sleep Disorder Drug Products
By Florence Cardinal , Health Expert

...sleep aids can cause these problems, one medication, Ambien (zolpidem) has been prominently... Read more »

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ARE SLEEP MEDICATIONS SAFE?
By Dr. Diana L Walcutt , Health Expert

...sleep aid, and I have a number of patients who take Ambien or Lunesta, which are a vast... Read more »

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Secondary Insomnia and the Drugs Used To Treat It
By Michael Rack, MD , Health Expert

...of insomnia. The benzodiazepine agonists include Ambien (zolpidem), Ambien CR, Sonata, and... Read more »

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FDA Requests Label Change for "Sleeping Pills"
By Teri Robert , Health Expert

...medications covered by this labeling request are: Ambien/Ambien CR Butisol Sodium Carbrital... Read more »

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Better Sleep Often Means Less Chronic Pain
By Dr. Mark Borigini , Health Expert

... your television screens during Katie Couric:  Ambien, Sonata, and Lunesta.  Unfortunately,... Read more »

Health Guide

A Guide to Buying Prescription Drugs on the Internet
... The U.S. Food and Drug Administration discovered that several people who had ordered the drugs Ambien, Xanax, Lexapro or Ativan from online pharmacies instead received a medication containing... Read more »
Insomnia: Highlights
...drug-manufactures to strengthen the warning labels on sedative-hypnotic drugs, which include zolpidem (Ambien), eszopiclone (Lunesta), and triazolam (Halcion). The FDA warned these medicines may... Read more »
Insomnia: Medications
...doctors.Brands and Benefits. Non-benzodiazepine hypnotics currently approved in the United States are zolpidem (Ambien, Ambien CR), zaleplon (Sonata), eszopiclone (Lunesta), and ramelteon... Read more »
Fibromyalgia: Medications
...improvement in fibromyalgia symptoms than patients who received placebo.Sleep MedicationsZolpidem (Ambien) or other newer sleep medications such as zaleplon (Sonata) and eszopiclone (Lunesta) may... Read more »
Treatment for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease
...insomnia. Most of the standard sleep agents may impair lung function. Newer ones, such as zolpidem (Ambien), zaleplon (Sonata), and zopiclone (Imovane), may be less hazardous than older agents.... Read more »

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