If your dose is different, do not change it unless your doctor tells you to do so. The following information includes only the average doses of this medicine. Follow your doctor's orders or the directions on the label. The dose of this medicine will be different for different patients. Dilute each dose with water, juice, soda, applesauce and puddings. Measure the oral liquid using the marked medicine dropper that comes with the package. Take the mixture within 2 hours of mixing. Drink water after swallowing the mixture. Stir this mixture well and swallow it without chewing. If you cannot swallow the extended-release capsule, you may open it and sprinkle the medicine onto a tablespoon of applesauce. Swallow the extended-release capsule whole. Ask your doctor if you have any questions. Read and follow these instructions carefully. This medicine should come with a Medication Guide. If too much of this medicine is taken for a long time, it may become habit-forming (causing mental or physical dependence). Do not take more of it, do not take it more often, and do not take it for a longer time than your doctor ordered. Take this medicine only as directed by your doctor. The effects may be increased because of slower removal of the medicine from the body. Glaucoma, acute narrow-angle-Should not be used in patients with this condition. Mental problems (eg, psychosis)-Use is not recommended in patients with these conditions. Seizures, or history of-Use with caution. Lung or breathing problems (eg, COPD, respiratory depression, sleep apnea) or Make sure you tell your doctor if you have any other medical problems, especially:Īlcohol or drug abuse or dependence, or history of or The presence of other medical problems may affect the use of this medicine. The following interactions have been selected on the basis of their potential significance and are not necessarily all-inclusive. Using alcohol or tobacco with certain medicines may also cause interactions to occur. If both medicines are prescribed together, your doctor may change the dose or how often you use one or both of the medicines.Ĭertain medicines should not be used at or around the time of eating food or eating certain types of food since interactions may occur. Using this medicine with any of the following medicines may cause an increased risk of certain side effects, but using both drugs may be the best treatment for you. If both medicines are prescribed together, your doctor may change the dose or how often you use one or both of the medicines. Using this medicine with any of the following medicines is usually not recommended, but may be required in some cases. Your doctor may decide not to treat you with this medication or change some of the other medicines you take. Using this medicine with any of the following medicines is not recommended.
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When you are taking this medicine, it is especially important that your healthcare professional know if you are taking any of the medicines listed below. In these cases, your doctor may want to change the dose, or other precautions may be necessary. Drug InteractionsĪlthough certain medicines should not be used together at all, in other cases two different medicines may be used together even if an interaction might occur. Studies in women suggest that this medication poses minimal risk to the infant when used during breastfeeding. However, elderly patients are more likely to have unwanted effects (eg, severe drowsiness or unsteadiness) and age-related kidney, liver, or heart problems, which may require caution and an adjustment in the dose. GeriatricĪppropriate studies performed to date have not demonstrated geriatric-specific problems that would limit the usefulness of lorazepam in the elderly. Safety and efficacy have not been established. Appropriate studies have not been performed on the relationship of age to the effects of lorazepam tablets and oral liquid in children younger than 12 years of age and extended-release capsules in children.
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