VALIUM ROCHE 10mg

VALIUM ROCHE 10mg

Valium is a prescription medicine used to treat symptoms of anxiety, muscle spasm, alcohol withdrawal and as a sedative before surgery or to treat seizures. Valium may be used alone or with other medications.

Valium belongs to a class of drugs called Antianxiety Agents; Anxiolytics, Benzodiazepines; Skeletal Muscle Relaxants; Anticonvulsants, Benzodiazepine.

It is not known if Valium is safe and effective in children younger than 6 months of age.

What are the possible side effects of Valium?

Valium may cause serious side effects including:

• weak or shallow breathing,
• severe drowsiness,
• lightheadedness,
• depressed mood,
• thoughts of suicide or hurting yourself,
• confusion,
• hallucinations,
• anxiety,
• panic attacks,
• trouble sleeping,
• hyperactivity,
• agitation,
• aggression,
• hostility,
• unusual risk-taking behavior, and
• new or worsening seizures

Get medical help right away, if you have any of the symptoms listed above.

The most common side effects of Valium include:

• drowsiness,
• tiredness,
• muscle weakness, and
• loss of coordination

Tell the doctor if you have any side effect that bothers you or that does not go away.

These are not all the possible side effects of Valium. For more information, ask your doctor or pharmacist.

Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. You may report side effects to FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088.

 

DESCRIPTION

Valium (diazepam) is a benzodiazepine derivative. The chemical name of diazepam is 7-chloro-1,3-dihydro-1-methyl-5-phenyl-2H-1,4-benzodiazepin- 2-one. It is a colorless to light yellow crystalline compound, insoluble in water. The empirical formula is C₁₆H₁₃ClN₂O and the molecular weight is 284.75. The structural formula is as follows:

 

 

Valium is available for oral administration as tablets containing 2 mg, 5 mg or 10 mg diazepam. In addition to the active ingredient diazepam, each tablet contains the following inactive ingredients: anhydrous lactose, corn starch, pregelatinized starch and calcium stearate with the following dyes: 5-mg tablets contain FD&C Yellow No. 6 and D&C Yellow No. 10; 10-mg tablets contain FD&C Blue No. 1. Valium 2-mg tablets contain no dye.