Generic Name: Clonazepam USP
Therapeutic Class

Anticonvulsant & Antiepileptic

Category:
Presentation
Genopam 2 Tablet: Each tablet contains Clonazepam USP 2 mg.
Indications
  1. Indications
    1. Panic attack
    2. Epilepsy
    • Status epilepticus
    • Lennox-Gastaut syndrome
    • Infantile spasm
    • Absence seizure
    • Myoclonic seizure
    • Tonic-clonic seizure
    • Akinetic and atonic seizure
    1. Bipolar a­ffective disorder
    2. Drug-induced dyskinesia
    3. Choreiform movement
    4. Fulgurant pain
    5. Tourette’s syndrome
    6. Resistant depression
    7. Nocturnal myoclonus
    8. Trigeminal neuralgia
Dosage & Administration

Adults and elderly:

Initial dose: 1 mg daily in divided dose (Elderly 0.5 mg), not to exceed 1.5 mg/day.

Increment dose: 0.5 – 1 mg at intervals of 3 days.

Maintenance dose: 4 – 8 mg/day.

Maximum dose: 20 mg/day should be administered with caution.

Dosing interval: b.i.d. / t.i.d.

Infants and children:

Initial dose: 0.01 – 0.03 mg/kg/day not to exceed 0.05 mg/kg/day.

Increment dose: not more than 0.25 – 0.5 mg at intervals of 3 days.

Maintenance dose: 0.1 – 0.2 mg/kg/day.

Dosing interval: b.i.d. / t.i.d.

Up to 1 year: 0.25 mg daily in divided dose, increase gradually to 0.5 – 1 mg.

1 – 5 years: 0.25 mg daily in divided dose, increase to 1 – 3 mg.

5 – 12 years: 0.5 mg daily in divided dose, increase to 3 – 6 mg.

Initial dose should be low and increased gradually to a maintenance dose that controls seizure without toxic effects. During discontinuation, the dose should be tapered.

Packaging
Genopam 2 Tablet: Each box contains 3X10’s tablets in Alu-PVC blister pack.