Clonazepam

🧮 Dose calculator

Epilepsy (complex partial / absence seizures) · Regimen source: FDA Clonazepam · Dosage and Administration

• • Increase by no more than 0.25–0.5 mg every 3 days to maintenance 0.1–0.2 mg/kg/day in three doses. FDA Clonazepam · Dosage and Administration

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👥 Special populations

• 🤰 PregnancyUse with caution

  Label states no clear risk or has limited data; use only if needed, under medical advice. FDA Clonazepam · Pregnancy:

  “Risk Summary Neonates born to mothers using benzodiazepines late in pregnancy have been reported to experience symptoms of sedation and/or neonatal withdrawal (see WARNINGS: Neonatal Sedation and Withdrawal Syndrome , and Clinical Considerations ).”

• 🤱 BreastfeedingUse with caution

  Label: use with caution while breastfeeding; see the label text. FDA Clonazepam · Nursing Mothers:

  “Risk Summary Clonazepam is excreted in human milk.”

• 👶 ChildrenUse with caution

  The label has conditions, age limits or notes for children; the label sentence is quoted below. FDA Clonazepam · Precautions/Warnings – Pediatric Use

  “Because of the possibility that adverse effects on physical or mental development could become apparent only after many years, a benefit-risk consideration of the long-term use of clonazepam tablets is important in pediatric patients being treated for seizure disorder (see INDICATIONS AND USAGE and”

• 👴 Older adultsUse with caution

  Label: use with caution in older adults, usually starting at the low end of the dose range. FDA Clonazepam · Precautions/Warnings – Geriatric Use

  “In general, dose selection for an elderly patient should be cautious, usually starting at the low end of the dosing range, reflecting the greater frequency of decreased hepatic, renal, or cardiac function, and of concomitant disease or other drug therapy.”

• ⚥ Females & males of reproductive potentialNo data

  The source for this drug has no section for this group.