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DIAZEPAM

Manufactured by Roche

Uses: Used as an add-on to control seizures

Common side effects: Drowsiness, ataxia, fatigue, nausea, slurred speech

Remarks: Mental skills may be impaired

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FURTHER READING

1. HOME USE OF RECTAL DIAZEPAM TO PREVENT STATUS EPILEPTICUS IN CHILDREN WITH CONVULSIVE DISORDERS - C.S Camfield et al., J. Child Neurol., 4:125-126 1989

2 LOREZEPAM VERSUS DIAZEPAM IN THE ACUTE TREATMENT OF EPILEPTIC SEIZURES AND STATUS EPILEPTICUS - R. Appleton et al., Dev Med Child Neurol 37:682-8, 1995

3. RECTAL ABSORPTION OF DIAZEPAM IN EPILEPTIC CHILDREN - S. Dhillon et al., Arch. Dis. Childh., 57:264-267 1982

4. BLOOD LEVELS OF DIAZEPAM AFTER SINGLE RECTAL ADMINISTRATION TO INFANTS AND CHILDREN - O. Dulac et al., J. Pediatr., 93:1039-1041 1978

5. LORAZEPAM VERSUS DIAZEPAM FOR THE TREATMENT OF STATUS EPILEPTICUS - D.W. Giang et al., Pediatr. Neurol., 4:358-361 1988

6. DIAZEPAM RECTAL SOLUTION FOR HOME TREATMENT OF ACUTE SEIZURES IN CHILDREN - K. Hoppu et al., Acta Paediatr. Scand., 70:369-372 1981

7. RECTAL ADMINISTRATION OF DIAZEPAM IN SOLUTION IN THE ACUTE TREATMENT OF CONVULSIONS IN INFANTS AND CHILDREN - F.U. Knudsen., Arch. Dis. Childh., 54:855-857 1979

8. HOME USE OF RECTAL DIAZEPAM FOR CLUSTER AND PROLONGED SEIZURES: EFFICACY, ADVERSE REACTIONS, QUALITY OF LIFE AND COST ANALYSIS - R.L Kriel et al., Pediatr. Neurol., 7:13-17 1991

9. DOUBLE-BLIND STUDY OF LORAZEPAM AND DIAZEPAM IN STATUS EPILEPTICUS - I.E Leppik et al., J. Am. Med. Assn., 249:1452-1454 1983

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