Medication guide

Who should not take eszopiclone tablets?

Do not take eszopiclone tablets if you are allergic to anything in it.

See the end of this Medication Guide for a complete list of ingredients in eszopiclone tablets.

Eszopiclone tablets may not be right for you. Before starting eszopiclone tablets, tell your doctor about all of your health conditions, including if you:

• have a history of depression, mental illness, or suicidal thoughts
• have a history of drug or alcohol abuse or addiction
• have liver disease
• are pregnant, planning to become pregnant, or breastfeeding

Tell your doctor about all of the medicines you take including prescription and nonprescription medicines, vitamins and herbal supplements. Medicines can interact with each other, sometimes causing serious side effects. Do not take eszopiclone tablets with other medicines that can make you sleepy.

Know the medicines you take. Keep a list of your medicines with you to show your doctor and pharmacist each time you get a new medicine.

How should I take eszopiclone tablets?

• Take eszopiclone tablets exactly as prescribed. Do not take more eszopiclone tablets than prescribed for you.
• Take eszopiclone tablets right before you get into bed.
• Do not take eszopiclone tablets with or right after a meal.
• Do not take eszopiclone tablets unless you are able to get a full night’s sleep before you must be active again.
• Call your doctor if your insomnia worsens or is not better within 7 to 10 days. This may mean that there is another condition causing your sleep problems.
• If you take too many eszopiclone tablets or overdose, call your doctor or poison control center right away, or get emergency treatment.

What are the possible side effects of eszopiclone tablets?

Possible serious side effects of eszopiclone tablets include:

• getting out of bed while not being fully awake and do an activity that you do not know you are doing. (See “What is the most important information I should know about eszopiclone tablets?)
• abnormal thoughts and behavior. Symptoms include more outgoing or aggressive behavior than normal, confusion, agitation, hallucinations, worsening of depression, and suicidal thoughts or actions.
• memory loss
• anxiety
• severe allergic reactions. Symptoms include swelling of the tongue or throat, trouble breathing, and nausea and vomiting. Get emergency medical help if you get these symptoms after taking eszopiclone tablets.

Call your doctor right away if you have any of the above side effects or any other side effects that worry you while using eszopiclone tablets.

The most common side effects of eszopiclone tablets are:

• unpleasant taste in mouth, dry mouth
• drowsiness
• dizziness
• headache
• symptoms of the common cold
• You may still feel drowsy the next day after taking eszopiclone tablets. Do not drive or do other dangerous activities after taking eszopiclone tablets until you feel fully awake.

These are not all the side effects of eszopiclone tablets. Ask your doctor or pharmacist for more information. Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. You may report side effects to FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088.

How should I Store eszopiclone tablets?

• Store eszopiclone tablets at 20° to 25°C (68° to 77°F) [See USP Controlled Room Temperature].
• Do not use eszopiclone tablets after the expiration date.
• Keep eszopiclone tablets and all medicines out of reach of children.

General Information about eszopiclone tablets

• Medicines are sometimes prescribed for purposes other than those listed in a Medication Guide.
• Do not use eszopiclone tablets for a condition for which it was not prescribed.
• Do not share eszopiclone tablets with other people, even if you think they have the same symptoms that you have. It may harm them and is against the law.

This Medication Guide summarizes the most important information about eszopiclone tablets. If you would like more information, talk with your doctor. You can ask your doctor or pharmacist for information about eszopiclone tablets that is written for healthcare professionals.

For customer support or for medical information please call the AvKARE Customer Response Line at 1-855-361-3993.  You may report side effects to FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088 or to AvKARE  at 1-855-361-3993.

What are the ingredients in eszopiclone tablets?

Active Ingredient: eszopiclone.

Inactive Ingredients: colloidal silicon dioxide, croscarmellose sodium, dicalcium phosphate, hypromellose, magnesium stearate, microcrystalline cellulose, polyethylene glycol, and titanium dioxide. Additionally, the 1 mg tablet contains FD&C blue #1/aluminum lake; the 2 mg tablet contains polysorbate; and the 3 mg tablet contains FD&C blue #2/aluminum lake.

This Medication Guide has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

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