Call your healthcare professional immediately if you experience any of the following side effects:

• rash
• hives
• itching
• pounding heartbeat
• chest pain
• fever

Are There Any Interactions With Drugs or Foods?

Ambien and certain other medicines can interact with each other. Tell your healthcare professional about all the medicines you take -- including prescription and non-prescription medicines, vitamins, and herbal supplements.

Ambien will add to the effects of alcohol and other CNS depressants, such as antihistamines, or medicine for hay fever, other allergies or colds; sedatives, tranquilizers, or sleep medicines; prescription pain medicine or narcotics; barbiturates; medicine for seizures; muscle relaxants; or anesthetics (including dental anesthetics).

Ambien - Getting Legal Help

While most medications have certain anticipated side effects, a drug manufacturer has a duty to make its products as reasonably safe as possible, and to inform the medical community and the public of known risks associated with its drugs. If a manufacturer fails to do so, it can be held legally responsible if patients are injured as the result of inadequate warnings or the unreasonably dangerous nature of the drug, under a legal theory called "product liability."

If you or a loved one have experienced any dangerous symptoms or unusual medical conditions while taking Ambien, you should first contact your doctor or other healthcare professional. You may also wish to meet with an experienced attorney to discuss your options and to protect your right to a legal remedy for any injuries caused by Ambien use.

• Go here to learn more about an attorney's role in a pharmaceutical liability case.
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