Scarcity Of Zolpidem Tartrate (generic Ambien) (Page 2)
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For many years Qualitest has furnished an excellent generic version of Ambien 10 mg. I have tried various other manufacturers ---Teva, Mylan and they do not work for me. I called Qualitest (now part of Endo and Par Pharma) --- customer service on 2/24/16 and they indicated that they are getting allot of inquiries and stopped producing it in Oct 2015, due to "inability to get certain ingredients." I find this bizarre. It was a great seller. My pharmacy also indicated that there is a posting that several other generic companies are also not shipping this product other than the 2 above.

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Hello, Chuck! How are you?

Yes, that is correct, most manufactures have a shortage listed with no known date of availability. Shortages, such as this that say they can't get the relevant ingredient have nothing to do with profits, it has to do with the suppliers of the raw materials not having enough to go around, because it was so popular, thus they ran short.

The FDA lists the typical side effects of this medication as possibly including nausea, dizziness, sleep actions, hallucinations and next day hangover-like effects.

Have you discussed the problem with your doctor? You may need to try a different medication.

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