Ramitax Tablet

Ramelteon (8mg)

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Ramitax Tablet is used in the treatment of insomnia. It helps to synchronize the body’s biological day-night rhythm. It resolves trouble falling asleep and ensures sound sleep. Unlike other medicines, it is not habit-forming.

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Last updated on 23 Jan 2026 | 10:15 AM (IST)

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General Information

Contains

Ramelteon (8mg)

Marketer

Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd

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Product introduction

Ramitax Tablet may be taken with or without food. However, it is advised to take it at a fixed time each day to maintain a consistent level of medicine in the blood. You should never skip any doses and finish the full course of treatment even if you feel better. This medicine should not be stopped suddenly without talking to your doctor.

Some common side effects of this medicine include fatigue and nausea. It even causes dizziness and sleepiness, so do not drive or do anything that requires mental focus until you know how this medicine affects you. It is important to note that this medicine should not be used for daily naps.

Consult your doctor before taking this medicine if you are suffering from any liver or kidney problems. You should avoid smoking and alcohol while using this medicine. Pregnant and breastfeeding mothers should not use this medicine. However, if the need arises, please consult your doctor before using it.

Uses of Ramitax Tablet

Insomnia

Benefits of Ramitax Tablet

Insomnia
Insomnia is a sleep disorder where a person has trouble falling asleep, staying asleep, or getting restful sleep. This can lead to tiredness, poor concentration, and reduced quality of life. Ramitax Tablet helps regulate the body’s natural sleep–wake cycle, making it easier to fall asleep and stay asleep through the night. It improves sleep quality, allowing the body and mind to rest properly, which supports better daytime alertness and overall well-being.

Side effects of Ramitax Tablet

Most side effects do not require any medical attention and disappear as your body adjusts to the medicine. Consult your doctor if they persist or if you’re worried about them

Common side effects of Ramitax

Dizziness
Sleepiness
Fatigue
Insomnia (difficulty in sleeping)
Nausea

How to use Ramitax Tablet

Take this medicine in the dose and duration as advised by your doctor. Swallow it as a whole. Do not chew, crush or break it. Ramitax Tablet may be taken with or without food.

How Ramitax Tablet works

Ramitax Tablet is a melatonin receptor agonist. Ramitax Tablet works like melatonin, a chemical messenger in the brain that helps regulate the sleep-wake cycle.

Quick tips

You have been prescribed Ramitax Tablet to treat difficulty in falling asleep.
Take it without food at least 30 minutes before you sleep.
It may cause increased sleepiness. Do not drive or do anything requiring mental focus until you know how it affects you.
Avoid taking alcohol while taking this medicine as that may increase the side effects of this medicine.
Consult with a doctor if your sleep doesn’t improve after 7 to 10 days of treatment.
Inform your doctor if you notice behavioral changes or new or worsening depression while taking this medicine.
Stop taking medication and inform your doctor If you experience sleep-driving or memory loss.

Safety advice

Alcohol

UNSAFE

Do not drink alcohol while you are taking this medicine. Ramitax Tablet may cause excessive drowsiness when taken with alcohol.

Pregnancy

CONSULT YOUR DOCTOR

The safety of Ramitax Tablet during pregnancy has not been established. There are no adequate and well-controlled studies in pregnant women, and animal data on reproductive toxicity are insufficient. Your doctor will weigh the benefits and any potential risks before prescribing.

Breast feeding

CAUTION

Ramitax Tablet should be used with caution during breastfeeding. Breastfeeding should be held until the treatment of the mother is completed and the drug is eliminated from the body.
Monitor the baby for sleepiness, adequate weight gain, and developmental milestones, especially in younger, exclusively breastfed babies.

Driving

CONSULT YOUR DOCTOR

It is not known whether Ramitax Tablet alters the ability to drive. Do not drive if you experience any symptoms that affect your ability to concentrate and react. Please consult your doctor.

Kidney

SAFE IF PRESCRIBED

Ramitax Tablet is safe to use in patients with kidney disease. No dose adjustment is recommended.

Liver

UNSAFE

Ramitax Tablet is unsafe to use in patients with liver disease and should be avoided.
Use of Ramitax Tablet is not recommended in patients with severe liver disease.

Interaction with drugs

Taking Ramitax with any of the following medicines can modify the effect of either of them and cause some undesirable side effects

Severe

Fluvoxamine (Oral Route)

Do not consume Ramelteon with Fluvoxamine. Fluvoxamine may raise blood levels of Ramelteon.

Moderate

Leflunomide (Oral Route)

Your doctor may monitor the effects of Leflunomide when taken concurrently with Ramelteon. Leflunomide may reduce blood levels of Ramelteon.

Moderate

Allylestrenol (Oral Route)

Watch out for symptoms such as drowsiness, impaired movement, tiredness, nausea, palpitations, or numbness, and consult your doctor if you experience them. They may adjust the dose of Ramelteon accordingly. Allylestrenol may raise blood levels of Ramelteon.

Moderate

Atazanavir (Oral Route)

If concurrent use is essential, watch out for symptoms such as dry mouth, blurred vision, headache, drowsiness, dizziness, constipation, nausea, or sedation and consult your doctor if you experience them. They may adjust the doses as per the observations. Atazanavir may raise blood levels of Ramelteon.

Moderate

Carbamazepine (Oral Route)

Your doctor may monitor the effects of Ramelteon along with your overall treatment and adjust the doses as per the observations. Carbamazepine may reduce blood levels of Ramelteon.

Frequently asked questions

Can Ramitax Tablet affect my fertility or desire for sexual activity?

Ramitax Tablet decreases testosterone levels and increases prolactin levels. This change may affect your fertility or desire for sexual activity. Consult your doctor if you experience changes in your period, libido, or problems with fertility.

Does Ramitax Tablet cause physical dependence?

No, Ramitax Tablet does not produce any withdrawal symptoms. Hence, there appears to be no physical dependence. It also does not have any abuse potential.

Can I take 2 tablets in one night? How soon can I take my next dose?

No, you should stick to the recommended dose and never take 2 tablets if your doctor has prescribed only 1. You should not exceed 8 mg in one day. Remember, you can take the next dose only next day. Consult your doctor if you are unable to sleep even after taking Ramitax Tablet.

What are the natural ways to treat insomnia?

There are several natural ways of treating insomnia. These may include avoiding caffeine and nicotine, especially late in the day. While daily exercise is beneficial to sleep, avoid exercising four hours before bedtime. Avoiding large meals in the evening and avoiding taking naps can also help treat insomnia. You can try going to sleep and waking up at the same times each day. Try to maintain a comfortable temperature of your bedroom and make the bedroom as dark as possible. Setting aside a time to relax before bed and using relaxation techniques can also prove effective.

Is Ramitax Tablet a good sleeping aid?

Ramitax Tablet can efficiently help people who have trouble falling asleep. It is not a habit-forming medicine. Therefore, if you are concerned of becoming dependent on sleep medication, Ramitax Tablet might be right for you.

Is Ramitax Tablet a benzodiazepine?

No, Ramitax Tablet is not a benzodiazepine. It acts on melatonin receptor to regulate a person’s sleeping pattern. Melatonin is involved in maintaining the body’s internal biological clock, underlying the normal sleep-wake cycle.

When should I take Ramitax Tablet?

It is recommended that you take Ramitax Tablet 30 minutes before you go to bed. Since Ramitax Tablet acts quickly, it may induce sleep quickly. Therefore, you should avoid any hazardous activities, such as driving or operating heavy machinery, until you know how you will react to Ramitax Tablet.

Can I take Ramitax Tablet with food or alcohol?

Ramitax Tablet should not be taken with or immediately after a high-fat meal since it can affect the levels of medicine in the body. Alcohol should not be used with Ramitax Tablet as it increases the chances of abnormal thinking and behavioral changes.

What should I tell my doctor?

Before starting Ramitax Tablet you should tell your doctor if you have a history of depression, mental illness, or suicidal thoughts. Also, inform your doctor if you have liver disease, lung disease or breathing problems. You must tell your doctor if you are pregnant or are planning to become pregnant. In case you are breastfeeding, let your doctor know because Ramitax Tablet may cause drowsiness in a breastfed infant. You may consider interrupting breastfeeding and pumping and discarding breastmilk during treatment and for 25 hours after administration of Ramitax Tablet.

Fact Box

Chemical Class

Indanes

Habit Forming

Therapeutic Class

NEURO CNS

Action Class

Melatonin Receptor Agonists

References

Stahl SM, editor. Ramelteon. In: Stahl's Essential Pschopharmacology: Prescriber's Guide. 5th ed. New York, New York: Cambridge University Press; 2014. pp. 583-85.
Mihic SJ, Harris RA. Hypnotics and Sedatives. In: Brunton LL, Chabner BA, Knollmann BC, editors. Goodman & Gilman’s: The Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics. 12th ed. New York, New York: McGraw-Hill Medical; 2011. p. 469.
Trevor AJ, Way WL. Sedative-Hypnotic Drugs. In: Katzung BG, Masters SB, Trevor AJ, editors. Basic and Clinical Pharmacology. 11th ed. New Delhi, India: Tata McGraw Hill Education Private Limited; 2009. p. 374.
Briggs GG, Freeman RK, editors. A Reference Guide to Fetal and Neonatal Risk: Drugs in Pregnancy and Lactation. 10th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Wolters Kluwer Health; 2015. p. 1194.
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Patients taking Ramitax Tablet

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94%

Twice A Day

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Thrice A Day

What are you using Ramitax Tablet for?

Insomnia

96%

Others

How much was the improvement?

Average

48%

Excellent

31%

Poor

21%

What were the side-effects while using Ramitax Tablet?

Dizziness

30%

Sleepiness

22%

Fatigue

17%

No Side Effect

13%

Headache

How do you take Ramitax Tablet?

With food

62%

With or without food

27%

Empty stomach

12%

Please rate Ramitax Tablet on price

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28%

Expensive

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Address: Plot no 107/108,Namli block , Ranipool, East Sikkim 737135 || Khasra No. 1335-1340,Near EPIP- I, Vill - Bhatoli Kalan ,Baddi, Solan, Himachal Pradesh, 173205

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General Information

Contains

Marketer

Storage

Product introduction

Uses of Ramitax Tablet

Benefits of Ramitax Tablet

Side effects of Ramitax Tablet

How to use Ramitax Tablet

How Ramitax Tablet works

Quick tips

Safety advice

Alcohol

Pregnancy

Breast feeding

Driving

Kidney

Liver

Interaction with drugs

Fluvoxamine (Oral Route)

Leflunomide (Oral Route)

Allylestrenol (Oral Route)

Atazanavir (Oral Route)

Carbamazepine (Oral Route)

Frequently asked questions

Can Ramitax Tablet affect my fertility or desire for sexual activity?

Does Ramitax Tablet cause physical dependence?

Can I take 2 tablets in one night? How soon can I take my next dose?

What are the natural ways to treat insomnia?

Is Ramitax Tablet a good sleeping aid?

Is Ramitax Tablet a benzodiazepine?

When should I take Ramitax Tablet?

Can I take Ramitax Tablet with food or alcohol?

What should I tell my doctor?

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