Instruction for use: Oxazepam

Dosage form: tablets

Active substance: Oxazepam*

ATX

N05BA04 Oxazepam

Pharmacological group:

Anxiolytics

The nosological classification (ICD-10)

F10.2 Syndrome of alcohol dependence: Alcoholism; Alcohol addiction; posiomania; Dependence on alcohol; dipsomania; drunken state; alcohol abuse; Ideatornoy violations in alcoholism; Quarterly booze; Obsessive craving for alcohol; Neurotic symptoms of alcoholism; Craving for alcohol; Psychoorganic syndrome in chronic alcoholism; Reduced craving for alcohol; chronic alcoholism

F40 Phobic anxiety disorders: A state of fear; Fear; Phobia; Phobic disorders; Phobias; Anxiety neurosis; Anxiety of anxiety; Obsessive fears; Acute anxiety disorder; Paroxysmal fear syndrome; Feeling of fear; Night Fears

F41 Other anxiety disorders: Anxiety status; Anxiety; Chronic alarm; Sense of anxiety; Anxious-hypothetical states; Stopping an alarm; Nonpsychotic anxiety disorders

F48 Other neurotic disorders: Neurosis; Neurological diseases; Neurotic disorders; Neurotic condition; Psychoneurosis; Anxious-Neurotic Conditions; Chronic neurotic disorders; Emotional reactive disorders

G47.0 Disorders of falling asleep and maintaining sleep [insomnia]: Insomnia; Insomnia, especially difficulty falling asleep; desynchronosis; Prolonged sleep disturbance; Difficulty falling asleep; Short-term and transient insomnia; Short-term and chronic sleep disorders; Short or shallow sleep; Violation of sleep; Disturbed sleep, especially in the phase of falling asleep; Infringements sleep; sleep disturbances; Neurotic sleep disturbance; Shallow superficial sleep; shallow sleep; Poor quality of sleep; Night awakening; sleep Pathology; Postsomnic violation; transient insomnia; Trouble falling asleep; Early awakening; Early morning awakening; Early awakening; sleep disorder; somnipathy; persistent insomnia; difficult to fall asleep; difficulty falling asleep; Difficulty falling asleep in children; persistent insomnia; Worsening sleep; Chronic insomnia; Frequent night and / or early morning awakening; Frequent nocturnal awakening and a sense of the depth of the non-sleep; Night waking

R45.1 Anxiety and agitation: Agitation; Anxiety; Explosive excitability; Internal stimulation; Excitability; Excitation; Excitation acute; Psychomotor agitation; Hyperexcitability; Motor excitement; Cessation of psychomotor agitation; Nervous excitement; Restlessness; Night trouble; Acute stage of schizophrenia with excitation; Acute mental agitation; Paroxysm of excitation; Overexcitation; Increased excitability; Increased nervous excitability; Increased emotional and cardiac excitability; Increased agitation; Mental arousal; Psychomotor agitation; Psychomotor agitation in psychoses; Psychomotor agitation of an epileptic nature; Psychomotor paroxysm; Psychomotor fit; Symptoms of Excitation; Symptoms of psychomotor agitation; The state of agitation; A state of anxiety; Excitation status; A state of heightened concern; The state of psychomotor agitation; Conditions of anxiety; Excitation conditions; The state of excitement in somatic diseases; Excitation level; Feelings of anxiety; Emotional arousal

R45.7 Condition of emotional shock and stress, unspecified: Exposure to stress factors; Exposure to extreme situations; Neuropsychic stresses; Professional stress; Psychoemotional overload and stress; Psychoemotional stress; Stressful condition; Stress; Stress loading; Stressful condition; Stressful situations; Stress of everyday life; Chronic stress; Long-term emotional stress; Psychological stress in air flights; Psychoemotional stress in stressful situations

Composition and release form

1 tablet contains oxazepam 10 mg; in a blister of 20 pcs., in a cardboard box 1 blister.

Pharmachologic effect

Mode of action - anxiolytic, tranquilizing.

Excites benzodiazepine receptors and increases the sensitivity of GABA receptors to the mediator, enhancing the inhibitory effect of GABA on the central nervous system.

Clinical Pharmacology

Has sedative, hypnotic, muscle relaxant and anticonvulsant action. With neurotic syndromes of obsessive fear, it acts more strongly on the psychic than on the vegetative component of fear.

Indications for Oxazepam

Neuroses; state of anxiety, tension, fear, excitability (with chronic alcoholism); sleep disorders.

Contraindications

Hypersensitivity, myasthenia gravis, liver and kidney disease, respiratory failure, pregnancy, breast-feeding.

Application in pregnancy and breastfeeding

Contraindicated in pregnancy. For the duration of treatment, breastfeeding should be stopped.

Side effects

Weakness, fatigue, drowsiness, anxiety, paradoxical reactions (psychomotor agitation, etc.), headache and dizziness, ataxia, lowering blood pressure, urination disorders, weakening of the libido, skin allergic reactions.

Interaction

Strengthens the effect of sedatives, hypnotics, psychotropic, antiepileptic drugs, alcohol and anticholinergics. Can change the effect of indirect anticoagulants.

Dosing and Administration

Inside. Adults: 1-2 tablets. 2-3 times a day, the elderly - 1-2 tablespoons. 2 times a day.

Children: 1-3 tables. per day in 2-3 hours. Inpatient treatment - up to 120 mg / day (maximum daily dose).

Precautionary measures

It should be borne in mind that drug dependence may develop. Use with caution in elderly people with impaired cardiac function. With prolonged treatment, it is necessary to monitor liver function and the composition of the cellular elements of peripheral blood. During the reception should not drink alcohol, drive vehicles, work with mechanisms and engage in activities that require increased attention.

Special instructions

Abolition of treatment is made, gradually reducing daily doses.

Storage conditions of the drug Oxazepam

In the dark place.

Keep out of the reach of children.

Shelf life of the drug Oxazepam

3 years.

Do not use after the expiry date printed on the package.