D ID Y O U K N O W T H E R E A R E 2 FO R M S O F A M BIEN ® (ZOLPIDEM
TARTRATE)C ?
A N D T H E R E IS A N IM P O R T A N T D IF F E R E N C E .
AMBIEN
HAS
1
LAYER TO HELP
YOU FALL ASLEEP
AMBIEN CR
HAS
2
LAYERS TO
HELP YOU FALL ASLEEP
AND STAY ASLEEP*
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AMBIEN CR is the only form of Ambien that is FDA approved to help you fall asleep and stay asleep:
The first layer dissolves quickly to help you fall asleep fast, while the second dissolves slowly to help you stay asleep*—so you
wake up less frequently and fall back to sleep faster.** Wake up ready for your day with
2
-layer AMBIEN CR.
There is no generic form of AMBIEN CR, so ask your prescriber or pharmacist for AMBIEN CR by name.
*
Proven
effective
for up
to
7
hours in
clin
ical stud
ies.
**
Ind
iv
idual resu
lts may
vary.
For special offers and a
7
-Night free trial of AMBIEN CR visit:
7
FreeCRNights.com or call
1
.
877
.
827
.
1767
.
AMBIEN
CR is indicated to
help you fall asleep
and/or stay asleep.
IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION
AMBIEN
CR is a treatment option you and your
doctor can consider along w
ith lifestyle changes
and can be taken for as long as your doctor
recommends. Until you know
how
AMBIEN
CR w
ill
affect you, you shouldn’t drive or operate machinery.
Be sure you’re able to
devote
7
to
8 hours to
sleep
before being active again. Sleepwalking, and eating
or driving while not fully awake, w
ith amnesia for
the event have been reported. If you experience
any of these behaviors contact your provider
immediately. In
rare cases sleep aids may cause
allergic reactions such as swelling of your tongue
or throat or shortness of breath or more severe
results. If you have an allergic reaction while using
AMBIEN
CR, contact your doctor immediately. Side
effects may include next-day drowsiness, dizziness
and headache. It’s non-narcotic; however, like most
sleep medicines it has some risk of dependency.
Don’t take it w
ith alcohol.
AMBIEN
is indicated for short-term
treatment to
help
you fall asleep.
IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION
When you first start taking AMBIEN, use caution in
the morning when engaging in activities requiring
complete alertness until you know
how
you w
ill react
to
this medication. In
most instances, memory
problems can be avoided if you take AMBIEN
only
when you are able to
get a full night’s sleep
(7
to
8 hours) before you need to
be active again. As w
ith
any sleep medication, do not use alcohol while you
are taking AMBIEN. Sleepwalking, and eating or
driving while not fully awake, w
ith amnesia for the
event, have been reported. If you experience any of
these behaviors contact your provider immediately.
In
rare cases, sleep medicines may cause allergic
reactions such as swelling of your tongue or throat,
shortness of breath or more severe results. If you
have an allergic reaction while using AMBIEN, contact
your doctor immediately. Prescription sleep aids are
often taken for
7
to
10
days - or longer as advised
by your provider. Like most sleep medicines, it has
some risk of dependency. There is a low
occurrence
of side effects associated w
ith the short-term
use of
AMBIEN. The most commonly observed side effects
in
controlled clinical trials were drowsiness (2%),
dizziness (1%), and diarrhea (1%).
You are encouraged to
report negative side effects
of prescription drugs to
the FDA.
Visit www
.fda.gov/medwatch or
1
-
800
-FDA-
1088
.
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A GOOD NIGHT’S SLEEP FROM START TO FINISH.™
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