*Proven effective for up to 7 hours in clinical studies. **Individual results may
vary.
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 with lifestyle
changes and can be taken for as long as your doctor recommends. When taking AMBIEN
CR, don’t drive or operate machinery. Plan to devote 7 to 8 hours to sleep before
being active. Sleepwalking, and eating or driving while not fully awake, with memory
loss for the event, as well as abnormal behaviors such as being more outgoing or
aggressive than normal, confusion, agitation, and hallucinations may occur. Don’t
take it with alcohol as it may increase these behaviors. Allergic reactions such
as shortness of breath, swelling of your tongue or throat, may occur and in rare
cases may be fatal. In patients with depression, worsening of depression, including
risk of suicide may occur. If you experience any of these behaviors or if you have
an allergic reaction while using AMBIEN CR contact your doctor immediately. Side
effects may include next-day drowsiness, dizziness and headache. AMBIEN CR has some
risk of dependency. It's non-narcotic.
Please refer to the full prescribing information and medication guide.
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