The Journal of the Association of Physicians of India
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J Assoc Physicians India · Feb 2005
Case ReportsZolpidem at supratherapeutic doses can cause drug abuse, dependence and withdrawal seizure.
Zolpidem is a non-benzodiazepine hypnotic drug, acts selectively through omega 1 receptors of GABAA. It is thought to be safer than benzodiazepines but we report a case of zolpidem drug abuse, dependence and withdrawal seizure.