| Category of Drug | Clonazepam is an Anticonvulsants/Antiepileptics |
| Mechanism of Action | |
| Indications | Clonazepam is used for 1. Absence seizures 2. Myoclonic seizures 3. Akinetic seizures 4. Panic disorder 5. Subcortical myoclonus 6. Adjuvant treatment of refractory epilepsy. |
| Well Known Pharmaceutical Brands | |
| Available dosage forms | TABLETS |
| Dose | |
| Contraindications | 1. Hypersensitivity to benzodiazepines 2. Acute pulmonary insufficiency 3. Acute narrow-angle 4. Glaucoma. |
| Precautions | 1. Neonates 2. Chronic pulmonary insufficiency 3. Hepatic and renal dysfunction 4. Porphyria 5. Elderly 6. Pregnancy |
| Adverse Effects | 1. Sedation 2. Dullness 3. CNS depression 4. Ataxia 5. Bronchial hypersecretion 6. Abnormal eye movement 7. Blood dyscrasias |
| Pregnancy Category | D |
