CLOBAZAM- clobazam suspension
Chartwell RX, LLC
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MEDICATION GUIDE
Clobazam (kloe’ ba zam) Oral Suspension, CIV |
What is the most important information I should know about clobazam?
Do not drive or operate heavy machinery until you know how taking clobazam with opioids affects you.
Call your healthcare provider right away if you have any of these symptoms, especially if they are new, worse, or worry you:
○ thoughts about suicide or dying ○ attempts to commit suicide
How can I watch for early symptoms of suicidal thoughts and actions?
Call your healthcare provider between visits as needed, especially if you are worried about symptoms. Stopping a seizure medicine suddenly in a patient who has epilepsy can cause seizures that will not stop (status epilepticus). Suicidal thoughts or actions can be caused by things other than medicines. If you have suicidal thoughts or actions, your healthcare provider may check for other causes. |
What is clobazam?
It is not known if clobazam is safe and effective in children less than 2 years old. |
Do not take clobazam if you:
Before you take clobazam, tell your healthcare provider about all your medical conditions, including if you:
Tell your healthcare provider about all the medicines you take, including prescription and over-the-counter medicines, vitamins, and herbal supplements. Taking clobazam with certain other medicines can cause side effects or affect how well clobazam or the other medicines work. Do not start or stop other medicines without talking to your healthcare provider. |
How should I take clobazam?
If you take too much clobazam, call your healthcare provider or go to the nearest hospital emergency room right away. |
What should I avoid while taking clobazam? See “What is the most important information I should know about clobazam?” |
What are the possible side effects of clobazam? Clobazam may cause serious side effects, including: See “What is the most important information I should know about clobazam?” The most common side effects of clobazam include:
● sleepiness ● drooling ● constipation
These are not all the possible side effects of clobazam. Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. You may report side effects to FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088. |
How should I store clobazam?
Oral Suspension
Keep clobazam and all medicines out of the reach of children. |
General information about the safe and effective use of clobazam. Medicines are sometimes prescribed for purposes other than those listed in a Medication Guide. Do not use clobazam for a condition for which it was not prescribed. Do not give clobazam to other people, even if they have the same symptoms that you have. It may harm them. You can ask your pharmacist or healthcare provider for information about clobazam that is written for health professionals. |
What are the ingredients in clobazam? Oral Suspension Active ingredient: clobazam Inactive ingredients: citric acid anhydrous, disodium phosphate anhydrous, magnesium aluminum silicate, maltitol solution, methylparaben, polysorbate 80, propylene glycol, propylparaben, purified water, simethicone emulsion, sucralose, xanthan gum and artificial blueberry flavor. Manufactured for: Chartwell RX, LLC. Congers, NY 10920 For more information about clobazam, go to www.chartwellpharma.com or call Chartwell at 1-845-232-1683 All brand names are the trademarks of their respective owners. |
This Medication Guide has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
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Rev. 08/2022