Drug Action Indication Contraindicati Dosage Side Effects Nursing

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Generic Name: -Probably -Lennox- -Use Adult: -Drowsiness -Watch for
Clonazepam facilitates the Gaustat cautiously in 1.5 mg P.O -Abnormal eye behavioral
effects of the syndrome, patients with daily in three movements disturbances
Brand Name: inhibitory atypical mixed type divided doses. -Anorexia esp. in
Klonopin neurotransmitt absence seizures -Dysuria children.
er GABA. seizures, because drug Children: -Leukopenia
akinetic and may cause 0.01 to 0.03 -Shortness of -Don’t stop
mycolonic generalized mg P.O daily in breath drug abruptly
seizures. tonic-clonic two or three -Skin rashes because this
-Panic disorder seizures. divided doses. may worsen
-Acute manic seizures. Call
episodes of -Use prescriber at
bipolar cautiously in once if
disorder children and in adverse
-Adjunct patients with reactions
treatment for chronic develop.
schizophrenia respiratory
-Periodic leg disease or -Assess elderly
movements open-angle patient’s
during sleep glaucoma. response
-Parkinsonian closely.
dysarthria -Contraindicat
ed in patients -Monitor
hypersensitive patient for
to oversedation.
benzodiazepin
es and in -Monitor CBC
those with and liver
significant function tests.
hepatic
disease or -Withdrawal
acute angle symptoms are
closure similar to
glaucoma. those of
barbiturates