Class Action Suit on Sleep Aid Reflects Need for Warnings
At least 26.5 million prescriptions of the sleeping aid zoldipem tartrate (Ambien, sanofi aventis) were filled this past year, but some users nationwide have experienced bizarre side effects of sleepwalking, sleep eating, and memory loss from this powerful hypnotic agent.
New York City Attorney Susan Chana Lask filed a class action complaint in the Southern District of New York on March 6, 2006, to ensure that the manufacturer warns consumers and doctors about the drug’s adverse effects.
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Four representatives of the class complained that they took the drug to sleep and woke up only to find themselves in jail, driving cars while in a hypnotic state, and binge-eating at night. Another complainant discovered she had been arrested for driving her car in a zombielike state and crashing into parked vehicles. Another woman was arrested for shoplifting but had no memory of the incident. Finally, a woman opened her door for a stranger and was assaulted.
