Patient/caregiver was educated on the precautions to be observed while taking quazepam as follows: If a dose is missed, it can be skipped and take the scheduled dose on time. Compensating for the missed dose by taking an extra dose can pose serious risk for toxicity and side-effects. Notify your doctor and other health care personnel regarding your dose noncompliance. Caregivers should be aware and keep a close watch on the symptoms of overdose with [...]

Patient/caregiver was educated on the precautions to be observed while taking quazepam as follows: Individuals using quazepam develop tolerance to the dose in due course of time, thus blunting the therapeutic effect. The dose of quazepam should probably be enhanced at this point, to derive the same therapeutic benefit, thus increasing the risk for addiction. The risk for addiction is even more in individuals with history of substance/drug abuse, as the craving for the desired [...]

Patient/caregiver was educated on the precautions to be observed while taking quazepam as follows: Intake of quazepam with opioid pain medications, such as, hydrocodone and codeine, antipsychotic medications, antidepressant medications, anti-seizure medications, muscle relaxants, antihistamines, and OTC cough syrups carry risk for severe depression of respirations and breathing difficulty. Your physician could change the dose of quazepam, based on the relief obtained from insomnia or side-effects developed. So, maintain compliance with follow-up physician appointments, to [...]

Patient/caregiver was educated on the precautions to be observed while taking quazepam as follows: Therapeutic effects of quazepam taken for relief of insomnia can last for about 8 hours. Quazepam carries the risk of inducing temporary short-term memory loss at the end of these 8 hours. If you have a shorter sleep time in bed for the night, less than the 8 hour duration for which quazepam acts, you could probably experience the symptoms of [...]

Patient/caregiver was educated on the precautions to be observed while taking quazepam as follows: This medication is usually prescribed for short duration. If prescribed for longer periods of time, follow closely on the expiration date of the medication. This helps with securing the refill in time and making arrangements for pick-up at the pharmacy. Also, you can avoid the unpleasant withdrawal response from sudden discontinuation of medication due to running out on the medication. Take [...]