Recommended dosage for older adults | Lowest effective dose advised (adult recommended dosages: 10 mg; maximum 20 mg) [25] |
Indications | Sleep onset [25] or maintenance insomnia [25, 26] |
Contraindications | Narcolepsy [28] |
Main drug interactions | CNS-active agents; CYP3A inhibitors; CYP3A inducers; digoxin [29] |
Main side effects | Occurred in ≥ 5% and at least twice the rate as with placebo: somnolence [29] |