25 April 2009

Edluar - newly approved drug by U.S FDA

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Edluar (zolpidem) 5 mg and 10 mg sublingual tablets for the short-term treatment of insomnia characterized by difficulties with sleep initiation.

Generic Name: zolpidem tartrate sublingual tablets
Date of Approval: March 13, 2009
Company: Orexo

Edluar is a sedative-hypnotic (sleep) medicine. Edluar is used in adults for the short-term treatment of a sleep problem called insomnia. A symptom of insomnia includes:

• trouble falling asleep

Edluar is not for children.

Link: http://www.drugs.com/edluar.html

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