Abstract
Effects of an imidazo-pyridine (zolpidem: 10, 20 and 30 mg) on overnight sleep and on performance the next day were studied in young adults and in middle aged individuals. The young adults were used particularly as an homogenous group to establish any possible adverse effects of the drug on sleep and on performance the next day, and the middle aged subjects with their less restful sleep were used to study efficacy. In the young adults zolpidem led to a marked increase in slow wave sleep with a reduction in stage 2 sleep. There were no significant changes in REM sleep, though there was a tendency for REM sleep to be delayed. In the middle aged there was a reduction in awake activity and drowsy sleep with an increase in stage 2 sleep. The latency to REM sleep was increased but the duration of REM sleep over the whole night was not reduced. Digit symbol substitution and a complex reaction time task were used to study performance, but there were no residual effects with zolpidem (9 h after ingestion). Zolpidem is likely to prove useful in the management of transient and short-term insomnia in healthy middle aged individuals when impaired performance the next day is to be avoided.
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