ZALEPLON

Course overview

INSOMNIA IS A HIGHLY PREVALENT DISORDER IN THE US AND WORLDWIDE. INSOMNIA IS DEFINED AS THE PRESENCE OF LONG SLEEP LATENCY, FREQUENT NOCTURNAL AWAKENINGS, OR PROLONGED PERIODS OF WAKEFULNESS DURING THE SLEEP PERIOD OR EVEN FREQUENT TRANSIENT AROUSALS. ZALEPLON IS A MEDICATION USED IN THE MANAGEMENT AND TREATMENT OF INSOMNIA. IT IS IN THE HYPNOTIC CLASS OF DRUGS BUT IS UNRELATED TO BENZODIAZEPINES, BARBITURATES. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE INDICATIONS, ACTION, AND CONTRAINDICATIONS FOR ZALEPLON AS A VALUABLE AGENT IN THE MANAGEMENT OF INSOMNIA.