There were instances in my clinical practice where I prescribed this drug to some of my patients. I first encountered this medication when I was rotating at the psychiatric ward during my clerkship. We give this to patients who have difficulty in getting sleep. It is a readily available drug in local pharmacies and as long as a physician has an S2 license, it can be easily prescribed. I encountered this news article regarding it and I find it worth knowing, not just for doctors but for users as well. The sleeping drug Stilnox (Zolpidem), will be sold in packs of no greater than 14 tablets - down from 21, from now on. The updated warning comes as a result of numerous reports of strange and potentially dangerous side-effects which include changes in behaviour and mental state, sleep walking, and undertaking strange and potentially dangerous behaviours while apparently asleep. Studies say that Stilnox packs will include significantly changed Consumer Medicine Informa...