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Therapeutic dose dependence is the largest category of people dependent on benzodiazepines. These individuals typically do not escalate their doses to high levels and generally use their medication as intended by their prescriber. Smaller groups include patients escalating their dosage to higher levels and drug misusers as well.
The consensus is to reduce dosage gradually over several weeks, e.g. 4 or more weeks for diazepam doses over 30 mg/day, [1] with the rate determined by the person's ability to tolerate symptoms. [120] The recommended reduction rates range from 50% of the initial dose every week or so, [121] to 10–25% of the daily dose every 2 weeks. [120]
Clonazepam was the second most frequently implicated benzodiazepine in ED visits. Alcohol alone was responsible for over twice as many ED visits as clonazepam in the same study. The study examined the number of times the non-medical use of certain drugs was implicated in an ED visit.
Clonazepam, an anxiety drug, is being voluntarily recalled for the potential to cause a “life-threatening” event. Anxiety drug Clonazepam recalled for mislabeling; could cause a 'life ...
Along with sharing tapering tips, members of the groups discuss the risks of prescription cascade, where withdrawal symptoms or the side effects of a psychotropic medication result in further medication, and the risk of neurobiological "kindling" effects where repeated unsuccessful withdrawal attempts yield progressively poor results upon drug ...
Tablets of the drug clonazepam, the generic name for Klonopin, which is used to treat epilepsy, panic disorder and muscle spasms, have been recalled for incorrect labeling that could inadvertently ...
Some packages of clonazepam were labeled with the incorrect dosage strength and National Drug Code (NDC), which is the FDA's identifier for drugs, according to Endo, Inc., the drug's manufacturer.
Medication discontinuation is the ceasing of a medication treatment for a patient by either the clinician or the patient themself. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] When initiated by the clinician, it is known as deprescribing . [ 3 ]