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Generic Name: Route: The skeletal CNS: Use IV diazepam Inject at the Absorption for
Diazepam IM, IV muscle relaxant Psychosis, with extreme deltoid muscle IM sites, except
PO effect of diazepam lethargy, caution in the for IM site. the deltoid
Brand Name: Suppository may be due to amnesia elderly, in very ill muscle, is slow
Valium (Per Rectum) enhancement of CV: clients, and in and erratic.
GABA-mediated Transient those with limited Instruct patient Drug may cause
Dosage: presynaptic hypotension pulmonary reserve to avoid activities dizziness and
PO: 2-10mg inhibition at the EENT: as apnea or that require drowsiness and
Rectal: 0.2- spinal level as well Nystagmus cardiac arrest may mental alertness may promote
±   0.5mg/kg as in the brainstem GU: occur. When used untile drug injury to patient.
Antianxiety, IV: 5-10mg Incontinence, as an adjunct for effects are
benzodiazephine Urine retention seizure disorders, realized.
Frequency: Respiratory: may increase the Extreme caution There are greater
PO: BID-QID Depression frequency or must be done tendencies in
IM, IV: q3-4 hrs. Skin: severity of tonic- when using these patients of
Rectal: less than Disquamation clonic seizures. diazepam in the having apnea or
5 episodes per elderly, in very ill cardiac arrest
month or 1 patients and in following drug
  
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episode less those with administration
Injection: ·Relief of anxiety ·Pain ·Narrow-angle
than 5 days limited
5mg/mL and tension in ·Dizziness and/or glaucoma
Oral Solution: those drowsiness ·Children under 6 pulmonary
1mg/mL undergoing ·Slurred speech months reserve.
Tablet: surgical ·Abdominal ·Parenterally in Collaborate with Diazepam may
2mg, 5mg, 10mg procedures discomfort children under physician if potentiate the
Rectal Gel: ·Adjunct therapy ·Constipation 12 years diazepam is used actions of these
2.5mg, 5mg, to convulsive ·Îeadache ·Îypersensitivity with diuretics drugs.
10mg, 15mg, disorders and/or muscle
20mg ·Adjunct therapy relaxants
to skeletal
muscle spasm