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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2023 Aug 9.
Published in final edited form as: Curr Treat Options Psychiatry. 2018 Apr 17;5:195–210. doi: 10.1007/s40501-018-0145-1
Recommended dosage for older adults 8 mg [25]
Indications Sleep onset insomnia [25, 26••]
Contraindications History of angioedema while taking ramelteon; use of fluvoxamine [28, 29]
Main drug interactions Fluvoxamine; rifampin; ketoconazole; fluconazole; donepezil; doxepin; alcohol [29]
Main side effects Occurred in ≥ 3% and more frequently than in those treated with placebo: somnolence, dizziness, fatigue, nausea, and exacerbated insomnia [29]