Zaleplon
FDA Approved: * June 6, 2008Pharm Company: * ROXANE
Category: Sleep Aid
Zaleplon, sold under the brand names Sonata among others, is a sedative-hypnotic, used to treat insomnia. It is a nonbenzodiazepine hypnotic from the pyrazolopyrimidine class.[1] It is manufactured by King Pharmaceuticals and Gedeon Richter Plc. It has been discontinued in Canada but can be manufactured if a prescription is brought to a compounding pharmacy.[2] It was prescribed rarely in the United Kingdom, with zopiclone being the preferred Z-drug by the Nati... [wikipedia]
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