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Product name:
Diazepam
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Generic name:
Diazepam
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Dosage form:
Oral tablets
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Packaging:
Box of 5 blisters of 20 scored tablets
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Drug Category:
Neurology and Psychiatry
Indications:
Adults:
The short-term relief (2-4 weeks) only, of anxiety which is severe, disabling, or subjecting the individual to unacceptable distress, occurring alone or in association with insomnia or short-term psychosomatic, organic or psychotic illness.
Cerebral palsy.
Muscle spasm.
As an adjunct to certain types of epilepsy (eg myoclonus).
Symptomatic treatment of acute alcohol withdrawal.
As oral premedication for the nervous dental patient.
For premedication before surgery.
Pediatric population:
Control of tension and irritability in cerebral spasticity in selected cases.
As an adjunct to the control of muscle spasm in tetanus. Oral premedication
Dosage and Administration:
Always take this medicine exactly as your doctor has told you. Check with your doctor or pharmacist if you are not sure.
Swallow the tablets whole, with a glass of water.
This medicine may be taken as a single dose or in two divided doses as directed by your doctor.
You should not take diazepam tablets for longer than 4 weeks.
This medicine should not be stopped suddenly; keep taking it until your doctor tells you how to reduce the dose slowly
Contraindication:
Hypersensitivity to the active substance, benzodiazepines or to any of the excipients. Phobic or obsessional states; chronic psychosis, hyperkinesis (paradoxical reactions may occur).
Acute pulmonary insufficiency; respiratory depression, acute or chronic severe respiratory insufficiency (ventilatory failure may be exacerbated).
Myasthenia gravis (condition may be exacerbated).
Sleep apnea (condition may be exacerbated).
Severe hepatic insufficiency (elimination half-life of diazepam may be prolonged).
Acute porphyria.
Diazepam should not be used as monotherapy in patients with depression or those with anxiety and depression as suicide may be precipitated in such patients.
Planning a pregnancy.
Pregnancy (unless there are compelling reasons).
Acute narrow-angle glaucoma.
