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Author: Admin | 2025-04-28
Temesta® 1mg Tablets/Lorazepam 1mg Tablets(lorazepam)Your medicine is known by the above names, but will be referred to asLorazepam throughout this:Patient Information LeafletRead all of this leaflet carefully before you start taking this medicine.• Keep this leaflet. You may need to read it again.• If you have any further questions, ask your doctor or pharmacist.• This medicine has been prescribed for you. Do not pass it on to others.It may harm them, even if their symptoms are the same as yours.• If any of the side-effects get serious, or if you notice any side-effects notlisted in this leaflet, please tell your doctor or pharmacist.In this leaflet:1) What Lorazepam are and what they are used for2) Before you take Lorazepam3) How to take Lorazepam4) Possible side-effects5) How to store Lorazepam6) Further information1) What Lorazepam are and what they are used forThe name of your medicine is Lorazepam. Lorazepam is a member of agroup of medicines called benzodiazepines. It can help to relieve anxiety.Lorazepam is prescribed as short-term therapy for anxiety (2 -4 weeks), orsleeping difficulties due to anxiety. It may also be used as a sedative beforesurgery or operative dental treatment.Lorazepam are not to be used for longer than 4 weeks, to treat mild ormoderate anxiety in adults or for anxiety/insomnia in children.2) Before you take LorazepamDo not take Lorazepam:• if you have severe breathing or chest problems• if you are allergic to benzodiazepines or any of the other ingredients inLorazepam (see list under ‘What Lorazepam contain’)• if you have myasthenia gravis (very weak or tired muscles)• if you have serious liver problems• if you suffer from sleep apnoea (breathing problems when you are asleep)• if you are breast-feeding, since the drug may pass into breast milk.• if you are planning a pregnancy or are pregnant.If you have been only prescribed Lorazepam for anxiety and no othermedications, please consult with your doctor whether other medicationsshould also be prescribed.When special care is required with LorazepamPlease consult your doctor if any of the following apply:• if you abuse or have in the past abused drugs or alcohol• if you have a personality disorder. If so, you have a greater chance ofbecoming dependent on Lorazepam• if you have any kidney or liver problems• if you are suffering from depression, since Lorazepam may increase anysuicidal feelings which you may have• if you have suffered from depression before, since it could re-occur duringtreatment with Lorazepam• if you suffer from breathing problems• if you are suffering from an eye problem called glaucoma e.g. highpressure within the eye.Taking other medicinesTell your doctor or pharmacist that you are taking Lorazepam before takingany other medicine or if you enter hospital for treatment, or if you are takingany other medicines, including those
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