Country: Ireland
Language: English
Source: HPRA (Health Products Regulatory Authority)
DIAZEPAM
Wockhardt UK Limited
N05BA01
DIAZEPAM
2.5 Milligram
Rectal Solution
Product subject to prescription which may not be renewed (A)
Benzodiazepine derivatives
Authorised
2011-08-05
PACKAGE LEAFLET: INFORMATION FOR THE USER DIAZEPAMRECTUBES® 2.5MG RECTAL SOLUTION DIAZEPAMRECTUBES® 5MG RECTAL SOLUTION DIAZEPAMRECTUBES® 10MG RECTAL SOLUTION (referred to as Diazepam RecTubes® in this leaflet) READ ALL OF THIS LEAFLET CAREFULLY BEFORE YOU START TO TAKE THIS MEDICINE. -Keep this leaflet. You may need to read it again while administering the treatment. -If you have any further questions, please ask your doctor or pharmacist. -This medicine has been prescribed for you. Do not pass it on to others. It may harm them, even if their symptoms are the same as yours. -If any of the side effects get serious, or if you notice any side effects not listed in this leaflet, please tell your doctor or pharmacist. IN THIS LEAFLET: 1.What Diazepam RecTubes® are and what they are used for 2. Before using Diazepam RecTubes® 3. How to use Diazepam RecTubes® 4.Possible side effects 5. How to store Diazepam Rec Tubes® 6. Further information 1. WHAT DIAZEPAM RECTUBES® ARE AND WHAT THEY ARE USED FOR The name of your medicine is Diazepam RecTubes®. The active ingredient is diazepam. Diazepam belongs to a group of medicines known as benzodiazepines, which are used as sedatives and anticonvulsants (to control fits) or to relax tense muscles. DiazepamRecTubes® are used in adults and children above one year: • to treat severe anxiety or agitation • to treat epileptic and feverish convulsions (fits) • to relieve muscle spasm • before minor surgical or dental procedures • in circumstances where a rapid effect is required and where injection may be impracticable or undesirable. 2. BEFORE USING DIAZEPAMRECTUBES® You should not be given Diazepam RecTubes® if you: • are allergic (hypersensitive) to diazepam or any of Read the complete document
SUMMARY OF PRODUCT CHARACTERISTICS 1 NAME OF THE MEDICINAL PRODUCT Diazepam RecTubes 2.5mg Rectal Solution 2 QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE COMPOSITION Diazepam 2.5 mg in 1.25 ml (2mg/ml). Excipients: each 1.25ml dose contains Benzoic acid (E210) 1.25mg, Sodium benzoate (E211) 61.25mg, Propylene glycol 500mg. For a full list of excipients, see section 6.1. 3 PHARMACEUTICAL FORM Rectal solution A clear, colourless or almost yellow solution. 4 CLINICAL PARTICULARS 4.1 THERAPEUTIC INDICATIONS Diazepam rectal tubes may be used in severe or disabling anxiety and agitation; epileptic and febrile convulsions; to relieve muscle spasm caused by tetanus; as a sedative in minor surgical and dental procedures, or other circumstances in which a rapid effect is required but where intravenous injection is impracticable or undesirable. Diazepam rectal tubes may be of particular value for the immediate treatment of convulsions in children. 4.2 POSOLOGY AND METHOD OF ADMINISTRATION Dosage depends on age and weight. Children: 0.5mg/kg. (Not recommended for use in children less than one year old). Adults: 0.5mg/kg. If convulsions are not controlled other anticonvulsive measures should be instituted. The dose can be repeated every 12 hours. Elderly and debilitated patients should be given not more than one half the appropriate adult dose. Dosage reduction may also be required in patients with liver or kidney dysfunction. The solution is administered rectally. Adults should be in the lateral position; children should be in the prone or lateral position. (a) Tear open the foil pack. Remove the cap. IRISH MEDICINES BOARD ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _Date Printed 20/02/2014_ _CRN 2124159_ _page number: 1_ In anxiety, the duration of tr Read the complete document