Medicine & Health Products

Diazepam WHAT IS AND WHAT IT IS USED ?

Diazepam is a long acting benzodiazepine with anticonvulsant , oppressive anxiety , sedative and muscle - relaxing effect . Its action is performed by the increased activity of gamma aminobutyric acid (GABA ), the most depressing chief agent in the brain.

Diazepam is applied for the treatment of:
adults

? Short (2-4 weeks) symptomatic treatment of severe anxiety , leading to disability and stress, alone or in conjunction with insomnia or short psychosomatic , organic or mental illness ;

? short (2-4 weeks) treatment of conditions in which anxiety is an unlocking condition or aggravating factor (e.g., tension headache and migraine ) ;

? Symptomatic treatment of acute alcohol withdrawal ; ?

? Treatment of muscle spasms , as an additional tool to control muscle spasms in tetanus ;

? For management of cerebral spasticity in certain cases;

? As an additional means to treat some forms of epilepsy - myoclonus ;

? Premedication .
children

? nightmares and somnambulism ;

? As an additional tool to control muscle spasms in tetanus ;

? In some cases it may have an effect in controlling the tension and irritability that accompany cerebral spasticity ;

? Premedication .

2 . WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW BEFORE treatment with Diazepam ?

Diazepam Actavis does not apply to :

? Hypersensitivity to product , other benzodiazepines or to any of the excipients in the formulation of Diazepam Actavis ;

? Heavy breathing and severe hepatic impairment ;

? Inhibition of the function of the breathing ;

? apnea syndrome ( transient cessation of breathing during sleep ;

? Myasthenia gravis (a disease with muscle weakness

? Chronic psychosis ;

? phobia and mania ;