CLOPS 0.50 MD Tablet
Clonazepam 0.50 Tablet Use, Drug Interactions, Side Effects, Special Precautions, Dosage, Price ..
CLOPS 0.50 MD TABLET
Clonazepam 0.50 mg Mouth Dissolving Tablet
Indications /Uses of Clonazepam Tablet (Clops 0.50):
Clonazepam is used to prevent and control seizures. This medication is known as an anticonvulsant or antiepileptic drug. It is also used to treat panic attacks. Clonazepam works by calming your brain and nerves. It belongs to a class of drugs called benzodiazepines.
Clonazepam is a benzodiazepine. It affects chemicals in the brain that may be unbalanced to treat seizures and certain types of anxiety disorders. Clonazepam, a type of anti-epileptic drug, is used to treat certain seizure disorders (including absence seizures or Lennox-Gastaut syndrome) in adults and children.
It reduces excitability of neurons to decease the amplitude of electrical activity from normal & secondary epileptogenic limbic tissues. It also suppresses the spread of epileptiform discharges.
In treatment of typical & atypical absence infantile spasms, myoclonic epilepsy , atonic seizures, minor motor seizures of childhood, refractory grandmal epilepsy or temporal lobe epilepsy.
Dosage of Clonazepam Tablet (Clops 0.50):
According to individual age & clinical response. Infants & children 0.01 to 0.03 mg/ kg body weight daily 3-4 divided dose increased in increment of 0.25 -0.5mg/kg/day. till a max of 0.2 mg /kg body weight/day. Adults initially 1.5mg/day Increased by 0.5mg/day Max. of 20mg daily. Maintenance dose of 4-8mg daily.
Contra-Indications of Clonazepam Tablet (Clops 0.50):
Hypersensitivity to benzodiazepines, respiratory depression, acute pulmonary insufficiency.
Special Precautions of Clonazepam Tablet (Clops 0.50):
Avoid alcohol during treatment. Paediatrics: Reduced dose necessary. Pregancy: Safety not established. Lactation: Contraindicated. Elderly: Reduced dose may be necessary.
Side Effects of Clonazepam Tablet (Clops 0.50):
Drowsiness somnolence, fatigue, Lethargy. Muscular incoordination, ataxia, hypotonia, muscle weakness,dizziness, Vertigo, Depressive mood, nausea vomitting,anorexia& dispepsia.
Drug Interactions of Clonazepam Tablet (Clops 0.50):
Adverse effects of drugs like hydantoins and phenobarbitone may be exacerbated by clonazepam. May be added to other anticonvulsant drugs in treatment resistant patients.
For Use of Registered Medical Practitioner or A Hospital Only