More warnings for sleeping pill Stilnox
The controversial sleeping pill Stilnox will be sold in smaller packs, carrying extra warnings of potential "rage reactions".
This follows alarming reports of bizarre sleep time behaviour.
Australia’s medicines regulator has announced that extra warnings will be stamped on the product information after hundreds of adverse reactions to the medication, including driving, having sex, fighting and binge eating from the fridge while apparently asleep.
The updated warning released by the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) now mentions less common side-effects as "rage reactions, worsened insomnia, confusion, agitation, hallucinations and other forms of unwanted behaviour".
It also warns of "sleep walking, driving motor vehicles, preparing and eating food, making phone calls or having sexual intercourse" while asleep and on the drug.
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