Treats anxiety, anxiety with depression, and symptoms of alcohol withdrawal. Belongs to a group of drugs called benzodiazepines.
Brand Names:
Serax
Contraindications:
You should not use this medicine if you have had an allergic reaction to oxazapam or other related medicines, such as Valium®, Librium®, or Halcion®.
Uses:
Tablet, Capsule
Your doctor will tell you how much of this medicine to use and how often. Do not use more medicine or use it more often than your doctor tells you to.
You may take this medicine with or without food.
If a dose is missed:
If you miss a dose or forget to use your medicine, take the missed dose as soon as possible unless you are more than 1 hour late.
If you are more than one hour late, skip the missed dose and return to your usual time to use your medicine.
Do not use extra medicine to make up for the missed dose.
Storage:
Store at room temperature away from excess heat, moisture, and light.
Keep all medicine out of the reach of children.
Special precautions:
Before taking, tell your doctor and pharmacist if you are allergic to any medications. tell your doctor and pharmacist what prescription and nonprescription medications, vitamins, nutritional supplements, and herbal products you are taking. tell your doctor if you have or have ever had heart failure or liver disease. tell your doctor if you are pregnant, plan to become pregnant, or are breast-feeding. If you become pregnant while taking, call your doctor
Do not drink alcohol while using this medicine.
Talk with your doctor before using any medicine that makes you drowsy, such as sleeping pills, tranquilizers, pain killers, or cold or allergy medicines.
Warnings:
If you are pregnant or breastfeeding, talk with your doctor before using this medicine.
Make sure your doctor knows if you have glaucoma, liver disease, kidney disease, or lung disease before using this medicine.
This medicine may be habit-forming. If you feel that the medicine is not working as well, do not use more than your prescribed dose. Call your doctor for instructions.
Talk with your doctor before you stop using this medicine,especially if you have been using it for a long time or in large doses. The doctor may have you take smaller and smaller doses before you stop completely.
Older patients and children may have more severe side effects from this medicine.
Side Effects:
Tell your doctor if any of these symptoms are severe or do not go away:
