Sleep-night tablets 15 mg No. 30

Son-night tablets are used for periodic and transient insomnia.

Composition

The active substance is doxylamine (one tablet contains 15.00 mg of doxylamine succinate).

Excipients: lactose monohydrate; microcrystalline cellulose; magnesium stearate; croscarmellose sodium; hypromellose; polyethylene glycol 400; color suspension, which includes hypromellose, titanium dioxide (E 171), propylene glycol, purified water.

Contraindication

Method of application

For oral use. Take 15-30 minutes before bedtime.

The recommended dose is 7.5-15 mg per day (0.5-1 tablet per day). If necessary, the dose can be increased to 30 mg per day (two tablets per day).

Elderly patients and patients with renal or hepatic insufficiency are recommended to reduce the dose.

The duration of the treatment course is 2-5 days.

If insomnia persists for longer than 5 days, you should consult a doctor regarding the appropriateness of further use of the drug.

Application features

Pregnant women

Based on the available data, doxylamine can be used during pregnancy after consultation with a doctor. If the drug is used at the end of pregnancy, the atropine-like and sedative properties of this molecule should be taken into account when monitoring the newborn.

It is not known whether doxylamine passes into breast milk, so it is not recommended to use the drug during breastfeeding.

Children

The drug is not used in children under 15 years of age.

Drivers

It is important to note that there is a risk of daytime drowsiness when taking this drug, especially in people who drive vehicles and work with other mechanisms.

Overdose

The first symptoms of acute poisoning are drowsiness and signs of anticholinergic effects: agitation, dilated pupils, paralysis of accommodation, dry mouth, flushing of the face and neck, hyperthermia, sinus tachycardia. Delirium, hallucinations and athetotic movements are more common in children; they are sometimes precursors of seizures - a rare complication of severe poisoning. Even if seizures do not occur, acute doxylamine poisoning sometimes causes rhabdomyolysis, which can be complicated by acute renal failure. This muscle disorder is common and requires systematic screening by measuring the activity of creatine phosphokinase.

Treatment is symptomatic. Early initiation of treatment is recommended with activated charcoal (50 g for adults, 1 g/kg for children).

Side effects

Anticholinergic effects rarely develop: constipation, dry mouth, accommodation disorders, palpitations.

Daytime drowsiness: if this effect develops, the dose should be reduced.

Allergic reactions are possible, including skin rashes and itching.

Storage conditions

Store in the original packaging at a temperature not exceeding 25 °C, out of the reach of children.

Shelf life - 2 years.