LUNESTA

This brand name is authorized in United States. It is also authorized in Canada, Japan.

Active ingredients

The drug LUNESTA contains one active pharmaceutical ingredient (API):

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UNII UZX80K71OE - ESZOPICLONE
 

Eszopiclone is indicated for the treatment of insomnia. The mechanism of action of eszopiclone as a hypnotic is unclear; however, its effect could be related to its interaction with GABA-receptor complexes at binding domains located close to or allosterically coupled to benzodiazepine receptors.

 
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Medication package inserts

Below package inserts are available for further reading:

Document Type Information Source  
 LUNESTA Coated tablet MPI, US: SPL/PLR FDA, National Drug Code (US)

Medicine classification

This drug has been classified in the anatomical therapeutic chemical (ATC) classification system as follows:

ATC Group Classification
N05CF04 Eszopiclone N Nervous system → N05 Psycholeptics → N05C Hypnotics and sedatives → N05CF Benzodiazepine related drugs
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Authorization and marketing

This drug has been assigned below unique identifiers within the countries it is being marketed:

Country Identification scheme Identifier(s)
CA Health Products and Food Branch 02453207, 02453215, 02453223
JP 医薬品医療機器総合機構 1129010F1028, 1129010F2024, 1129010F3020
US FDA, National Drug Code 55289-014, 63402-190, 63402-191, 63402-193, 80425-0062, 80425-0063, 80425-0064, 80425-0065, 80425-0066, 80425-0067

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