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Eszopiclone, sold under the brand name Lunesta among others, is a medication used in the treatment of insomnia. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] Evidence supports slight to moderate benefit up to six months. [ 5 ] [ 4 ] [ 6 ] It is taken by mouth .
Lunesta (eszopiclone) – a non-benzodiazepine hypnotic; Luvox (fluvoxamine) – an antidepressant of the SSRI class; Loxitane – an antipsychotic used in the treatment of mood disorders and schizophrenia; Lyrica – treats nerve and muscle pain, including fibromyalgia. It can also treat seizures.
Generic versions were approved in the United States in 2019, and became available in 2023. [ 17 ] [ 18 ] In 2021, it was the 193rd most commonly prescribed medication in the United States, with more than 2 million prescriptions.
This had the consequence of placing what is a generic drug in most of the world under patent control in the United States. Generic forms of Lunesta have since become available in the United States. Zopiclone is currently available off-patent in a number of European countries, Brazil, Canada, Hong Kong, and New Zealand.
The list is ordered alphabetically according to the condition or conditions, then by the generic name of each medication. The list is not exhaustive and not all drugs are used regularly in all countries. Some medications treat multiple conditions and appear multiple times.
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Fatal insomnia is an extremely rare neurodegenerative prion disease that results in trouble sleeping as its hallmark symptom. [2] The majority of cases are familial (fatal familial insomnia [FFI]), stemming from a mutation in the PRNP gene, with the remainder of cases occurring sporadically (sporadic fatal insomnia [sFI]).
The adverse effects of zaleplon are similar to the adverse effects of benzodiazepines, although with less next-day sedation, [20] and in two studies zaleplon use was found not to cause an increase in traffic accidents, as compared to other hypnotics currently on the market.