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Precautions to be Exercised While Taking Clonazepam-4

Patient/caregiver was educated on precautions to be exercised while taking clonazepam as follows: Your physician could change the dose of clonazepam, based on the response you show. Notify your doctor of any unresolving anxiety, muscle spasms, worsening muscle pain and discomfort, episodes of seizures, insomnia, or continuing unpleasant side-effects, so that, your dosage on the medication could be revised. Maintain compliance with follow-up physician appointments and be accommodative to the plan of dose changes, until [...]

Precautions to be Exercised While Taking Clonazepam-3

Patient/caregiver was educated on precautions to be exercised while taking clonazepam as follows: Starting clonazepam at a low dose, watching for the response, and gradually changing the dose, to help optimum control of your symptoms, can contribute to controlling/reducing the risk for drowsiness and dizziness due to the medication. If the dizziness becomes bothersome, report it to your physician and other health care personnel, for any change in plan of care to be considered. Stay [...]

Precautions to be Exercised While Taking Clonazepam-2

Patient/caregiver was educated on precautions to be exercised while taking clonazepam as follows: Do not share clonazepam pills with family and friends. Clonazepam intake can be habit-forming and carries an abuse potential. The risk for addiction and abuse can be even higher, especially in individuals with history of substance abuse. Keep a regular track of the number of pills left in your pillbox, to prevent a chance for abuse. Count your pills every day, especially [...]

Precautions to be Exercised While Taking Clonazepam-1

Patient/caregiver was educated on precautions to be exercised while taking clonazepam as follows: Follow closely on the expiration date of the medication. If using a pillbox, check the expiration date on the medication container every time you fill the pillbox. If you are taking this medication for longer periods of time, set reminders on your phone, one 10 days ahead, the next a week ahead, and then every day, before you run out of the [...]

Contraindications for Clonazepam Use-3

Patient/caregiver was educated on contraindications for using Clonazepam as follows: When taken together, Clonazepam can interact with a number of other medications and can precipitate serious reactions. Some medications, such as, oral contraceptives, some antibiotics, anti-GERD agents like omeprazole, inhibit the enzymes needed for the metabolism of Clonazepam. Concurrent administration of these medications with Clonazepam can inhibit the metabolism of clonazepam. Thus, clonazepam stays in the body for prolonged duration of time in comparison to [...]