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Drug Study Diazepam

Diazepam is a benzodiazepine used to treat anxiety disorders and relieve symptoms of anxiety. It works by enhancing the effects of the neurotransmitter GABA in the brain. Diazepam tablets are indicated for short-term management of anxiety and tension associated with everyday life. Common side effects include drowsiness, dizziness, tiredness, muscle weakness, headache, dry mouth, nausea and constipation. Diazepam use should be monitored for therapeutic response, mental state changes and potential for physical dependency with long-term use.

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Drug Study Diazepam

Diazepam is a benzodiazepine used to treat anxiety disorders and relieve symptoms of anxiety. It works by enhancing the effects of the neurotransmitter GABA in the brain. Diazepam tablets are indicated for short-term management of anxiety and tension associated with everyday life. Common side effects include drowsiness, dizziness, tiredness, muscle weakness, headache, dry mouth, nausea and constipation. Diazepam use should be monitored for therapeutic response, mental state changes and potential for physical dependency with long-term use.

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  • Drug Information - Diazepam

Generic Name: Diazepam is a Diazepam tablets, Contraindications to Diazepam may Assess baseline

Diazepam benzodiazepine that USP are indicated diazepam include cause side effects. vital signs.
exerts anxiolytic, for the patients with a known - Assess blood
Brand Name: sedative, muscle- management of hypersensitivity to pressure, pulse
Valium relaxant, anxiety disorders diazepam. Diazepam is  drowsiness. and respiration
anticonvulsant and or for the short- also contraindicated in  dizziness. if IV
Classification: amnestic effects. Most term relief of the patients under 6 months  tiredness. administration.
benzodiazepines of these effects are symptoms of of age. Other  muscle - Provide
thought to result from anxiety. Anxiety contraindications to weakness. frequent sips of
Dosage: a facilitation of the or tension diazepam include  headache. water for dry
5 mg action of gamma associated with patients with severe  dry mouth. mouth.
aminobutyric acid the stress of respiratory insufficiency,  nausea. - Provide fluids
Frequency: (GABA), an inhibitory everyday life myasthenia gravis, sleep  constipation. and fibre for
TIV q12h PRN neurotransmitter in the usually does not apnea syndrome, and   constipation.
central nervous require treatment severe hepatic   - Evaluate
system. with an insufficiency. It is therapeutic
Route: anxiolytic. permissible in patients response, mental
IV with open-angle state and
glaucoma receiving physical
appropriate therapy but dependency
is contraindicated in after long-term
acute narrow-angle use.
glaucoma.

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