Ramelteon tablets
Read the Medication Guide that comes withRamelteon tabletsbefore you start taking it and each time you get a refill. There may be new information. This Medication Guide does not take the place of talking to your doctor about your medical condition or treatment.
What is the most important information I should know about Ramelteon tablets?
Ramelteon tablets may cause 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 takingRamelteon tablets.
After taking Ramelteon tablets, you may get up out of bed while not being fully awake and do an activity that you do not know you are doing. The next morning, you may not remember that you did anything during the night.You have a higher chance for doing these activities if you drink alcohol or take other medicines that make you sleepy withRamelteon tablets. Activities may include:
- driving a car ("sleep-driving")
- making and eating food
- talking on the phone
- having sex
- sleep-walking
Call your doctor right away if you find out that you have done any of the above activities after taking Ramelteon tablets.
Important:
- Take Ramelteon tablets exactly as prescribed
- Do not take moreRamelteon tabletsthan prescribed.
- TakeRamelteon tabletswithin 30 minutes of going to bed, not sooner.
- Do not take Ramelteon tablets if you:
- drink alcohol
- take other medicines that can make you sleepy. Talk to your doctor about all of your medicines. Your doctor will tell you if you can takeRamelteon tabletswith your other medicines
- cannot get a full night's sleep
What are Ramelteon tablets?
Ramelteon tabletsare hypnotic (sleep) medicine.Ramelteon tabletsare used in adults for the treatment of the symptom of trouble falling asleep from insomnia.
Ramelteon tabletsare not for children.
Who should not take Ramelteon tablets?
Do not takeRamelteon tabletsif you are allergic to anything in it. See the end of this Medication Guide for a complete list of ingredients inRamelteon tablets.
Do not takeRamelteon tabletsif you are currently taking Luvox (fluvoxamine).
Ramelteon tabletsmay not be right for you. Before startingRamelteon tablets, tell your doctor about all of your health conditions, including if you:
- have a history of depression, mental illness, or suicidal thoughts
- have liver disease
- have a lung disease or breathing problems
- are pregnant, or planning to become pregnant
- are breastfeeding or plan to breastfeed.Ramelteon tabletsmay cause somnolence in a breastfed infant. You may consider interrupting breastfeeding and pumping and discarding breastmilk during treatment and for 25 hours after administration ofRamelteon tablets.
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 takeRamelteon tabletswith:
- other medicines that can make you sleepy
- Luvox (fluvoxamine)
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 takeRamelteon tablets?
- TakeRamelteon tabletsexactly as prescribed. Do not take moreRamelteon tabletsthan prescribed for you.
- Do not break the tablets. They should be swallowed whole.
- TakeRamelteon tabletswithin 30 minutes of going to bed.After takingRamelteon tabletsonly do activities to get ready for bed.
- Do not takeRamelteon tabletswith or right after a meal.
- Do not takeRamelteon tabletsunless 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 muchRamelteon tabletsor overdose, call your doctor or poison control center right away, or get emergency treatment.
What are the possible side effects ofRamelteon tablets?
Possible serious side effects ofRamelteon tabletsinclude:
- 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 takingRamelteon tablets.
- 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 Ramellteon tablets?")
- abnormal thoughts and behavior.Symptoms include worsening of depression, suicidal thoughts or actions, nightmares, and hallucinations.
- hormone effects.Ramelteon tabletscan decrease testosterone levels and increase prolactin levels in the blood. Symptoms of low testosterone or high prolactin levels are:
- decreased interest in sex
- problems getting pregnant
- irregular menstrual periods or no menstrual periods
- leakage of milk from the nipples of a person who is not breastfeeding
Call your doctor right away if you have any of the above side effects or any other side effects that worry you while usingRamelteon tablets. Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. You may report side effects to the FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088.
The most common side effects ofRamelteon tabletsare:
- drowsiness
- tiredness
- dizziness
- You may still feel drowsy the next day after takingRamelteon tablets.
Do not drive or do other dangerous activities after takingRamelteon tabletsuntil you feel fully awake.
These are not all the side effects ofRamelteon tablets. Ask your doctor or pharmacist for more information.
How should I StoreRamelteon tablets?
- StoreRamelteontablets at room temperature, 59° to 86° F (15° to 30°C). Keep the container tightly closed and protected from moisture and humidity.
- KeepRamelteon tabletsand all medicines out of reach of children.
General Information aboutRamelteon tablets
- Medicines are sometimes prescribed for purposes other than those listed in a Medication Guide.
- Do not useRamelteon tabletsfor a condition for which it was not prescribed.
- Do not shareRamelteon tabletswith other people, even if you think they have the same symptoms that you have. It may harm them.
This Medication Guide summarizes the most important information aboutRamelteon tablets. If you would like more information, talk with your doctor. You can ask your doctor or pharmacist for information aboutRamelteon tabletsthat is written for healthcare professionals. For more information aboutRamelteon tablets, please call Xiromed, LLC at
1-844-XIROMED (1-877-947-6633) or visit
www.xiromed.com.
What are the ingredients inRamelteon tablets?
Active Ingredient:ramelteon
Each Ramelteon tablet includes the following inactive ingredients: lactose monohydrate, corn starch, hydroxypropyl cellulose, magnesium stearate, opadry yellow and purified water.
This Medication Guide has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
Manufactured for:
Xiromed, LLC.
Florham Park, NJ 07932
Made in USA (30 count and 100 count)
Made in India (500 count)
PI-272-02 July 2023
Marketed by:
GSMS, Inc.
Camarillo, CA 93012 USA