Zaleplon & Zopiclone
on
9.3.08
with
0 comments
You are here: Home » Pharmacology Notes » Zaleplon & Zopiclone
Nonbenzodiazepine agonist that acts at the GABAA1 receptors to exert actions similar to benzo’s
Short half-life
Only approx. 30% of an orally administered dose reaches the plasma, and most of that undergoes first-pass elimination
Half as potent as zolpidem
Improves sleep quality w/o rebound insomnia, and little chance of developing dependency
Category: Pharmacology Notes
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
POST COMMENT
0 comments:
Post a Comment