Tovalt ODT

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On April 25, 2007, the US Food and Drug Administration approved Tovalt ODT (zolpidem tartrate orally disintegrating tablets) made by Biovail. Tovalt ODT is considered a new drug with no therapeutic equivalent. Zolpidem tartrate is the active ingredient in Ambien, a prescription medication used for short-term treatment of insomnia.

Two days earlier the FDA granted approval to several generic companies to manufacture non-orally disintegrating zolpidem tartrate (generic Ambien).

Consumers now have a choice among brand name Ambien, brand name Tovalt ODT and generic Ambien. While this is good news for consumers, are two different delivery forms of the same medication necessary? Is there an advantage to an ODT form versus a drug with an onset of approximately 30 minutes? If you have any pertinent comments, please post and let us know what you think.

Pill Identification - TOVALT ODT

5 mg zolpidem tartrate orally disintegrating - white round tablets imprinted ZT on one side and 5 on the other side

10 mg zolpidem tartrate orally disintegrating - blue round tablets imprinted ZT on one side and 10 on the other side


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Submitted by TP Admin on May 2, 2007 - 6:54pm. login or register to post comments

oxystar
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tigan??

I had received tigan 200mg (trimethobenzamide HCL) suppositories for nausea from my family DR.  Does anyone have any experience with this drug?  I haven't taken it yet and want to know what it is like.


May 12, 2007 - 11:29pm login or register to post comments

gtrplayer
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Wrong place

 

You can go to DrugDigest.org and type in Tigan to get an in depth explanation of what this medicine is for.

The site I brought up on it just said that it is used for the treatment of nausea and diarrhea. If the suppository is too soft, put it in the refrigerator for a half an hour or so. Sorry for the graphic explanation, but that's taken from the website, not my words.

 



May 13, 2007 - 12:13am login or register to post comments

gtrplayer
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I don't see why Tovalt is

I don't see why Tovalt is necessary, unless perhaps it is a medication that has an extremely short half life, and can be taken concurrently with one of the other sleep medications.  I could see where if someone had taken a 10mg Ambien, and still could not fall asleep, maybe the Tovalt ODT could give them a little extra push into slumber, and then wear off, and let the Ambien do it's job.

Since I admittedly know nothing about Tovalt ODT other than what is posted right now, my speculation may make no sense at all.  I hope my line of thought at least made sense.

Gtrplayer 



May 12, 2007 - 11:58pm login or register to post comments