Temazepam (Temazepam)
Overview of Temazepam
Temazepam is oral benzodiazepine used as a hypnotic agent in the short-term management of insomnia.Temazepam is often preferable to flurazepam for insomnia, particularly in the elderly or patients with liver disease, because it has a shorter half-life and does not have active metabolites. It was approved by the FDA in 1981.
Indication of Temazepam
Temazepam is primarily indicated in conditions like Insomnia, Nausea, vertigo, labyrinthine disorders, Premedication before surgery, and can also be given in adjunctive therapy as an alternative drug of choice in Surgery.
Contraindication of Temazepam
Temazepam is contraindicated in conditions like Pulmonary insufficiency.
Side Effects of Temazepam
The severe or irreversible adverse effects of Temazepam, which give rise to further complications include Hypotension, Jaundice, Blood dyscrasias.,The symptomatic adverse reactions produced by Temazepam are more or less tolerable and if they become severe, they can be treated symptomatically, these include Nystagmus.
Precautions of Temazepam
Patient should observe caution while driving or performing other task requiring alertness because it may produce dizziness. Administer temazepam with caution in severely depressed patients. Limit repeated prescriptions without adequate medical supervision