Benquil 7.5 mg (Tablet)

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Medicine Details

Category Details
Generic Midazolam
Company Biopharma limited
Also available as
Benquil 15 mg tablet

Title

Benquil Sleep-Inducing Agent

Categories

  • Medicine
  • Sleep Aid

Description

Sleep-inducing agent characterized by a rapid onset and short duration of action. It also exerts an anxiolytic, anticonvulsant and muscle-relaxant effect.

Indications

  • Short-term treatment of insomnia
  • Sedation in premedication before surgical or diagnostic procedures

Pharmacology

Benzodiazepines increase the activity of GABA, thereby producing a sedating effect, relaxing skeletal muscles, and inducing sleep, anesthesia, and amnesia.

DosageAndAdministration

  • Oral dosage for adults: 7.5-15 mg daily
  • Intravenous administration for endoscopic or cardiovascular procedures: Initial dose approximately 2.5 mg for healthy adults
  • Intramuscular administration for adults: 0.07-0.1 mg/kg body weight

Interactions

Can enhance the central sedative effect of various drugs including neuroleptics, analgesics, and antiepileptic drugs.

Contraindications

  • Severe respiratory insufficiency
  • Severe hepatic insufficiency
  • Myasthenia gravis
  • Hypersensitivity to benzodiazepines

SideEffects

  • Drowsiness during daytime
  • Respiratory depression following parenteral administration

PregnancyAndLactation

Should be avoided during pregnancy unless there is no safer alternative. Passes into breast milk, so not recommended for breastfeeding mothers.

PrecautionsAndWarnings

IV administration should be very slow.

OverdoseEffects

May lead to coma, areflexia, cardiorespiratory depression, and apnea. Can be controlled with benzodiazepine antagonist flumazenil.

TherapeuticClass

  • Benzodiazepine hypnotics
  • Benzodiazepine sedatives

StorageConditions

Protect from light and moisture, store in cool and dry place. Keep out of the reach of children.

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