DESCRIPTION
Injectable Solution
Each ml of Valium contains 5 mg
diazepam compounded with
40% propylene glycol, 10% ethyl
alcohol, 5% sodium benzoate
and benzoic acid as buffers,
and 1.5% benzyl alcohol
as preservative.
Diazepam is a benzodiazepine
derivative. Chemically, diazepam
is 7-chloro-1,3-dihydro-1-methyl-5-phenyl-2H-1,4-benzodiazepin-2-one.
It is a colorless crystalline
compound, insoluble in water
and has a molecular weight of 284.74.
Injectable Emulsion
Diazepam is a benzodiazepine
derivative identified chemically
as 7-chloro-1,3-dihydro-1-methyl-5-phenyl-2H-1,4-benzodiazepin-2-one.
It is a colorless crystalline
compound, insoluble in water
and has a molecular weight of 284.75.
Each ml of Dizac for I.V. administration
only contains 5 mg diazepam, fractionated soybean oil
150 mg, diacetylated monoglycerides 50 mg, fractionated egg yolk
phospholipids 12 mg, glycerin
22.0 mg, water for injection,
and sodium hydroxide to
adjust pH to approximately 8. Dizac
is a sterile formulation and
contains no preservatives.
STRICT ASEPTIC TECHNIQUE MUST ALWAYS BE MAINTAINED DURING HANDLING.
DIZAC INJECTABLE EMULSION IS A SINGLE-USE PARENTERAL PRODUCT, CONTAINS
NO ANTIMICROBIAL PRESERVATIVES, AND CAN SUPPORT RAPID GROWTH OF MICROORGANISMS.
ALWAYS DISCARD UNUSED PORTION (SEE DOSAGE
AND ADMINISTRATION, ASEPTIC GUIDELINES FOR PARENTERAL USE). THERE
HAVE BEEN REPORTS IN WHICH FAILURE TO USE ASEPTIC TECHNIQUE WHEN HANDLING
OTHER PARENTERAL PRODUCTS (CONTAINING THE SAME VEHICLE) WAS ASSOCIATED
WITH MICROBIAL CONTAMINATION OF THE PRODUCT AND WITH FEVER, INFECTION/SEPSIS,
OTHER LIFE THREATENING ILLNESSES, AND/OR DEATH. DO NOT USE IF CONTAMINATION
IS SUSPECTED.
CATEGORIES, BRAND NAMES
CATEGORIES: Alcohol, withdrawal; Anesthesia, adjunct; Anxiety;
Athetosis; Epilepsy, generalized tonic-clonic; Spasm, skeletal muscle;
Status epilepticus; Stiff-man syndrome; Tetanus; DEA Class CIV; FDA Approval
Pre 1982; Top 200 Drugs; Orphan Drugs; WHO
Formulary
FDA Drug Classes: Anesthesia, Adjuncts To; Antianxiety;
Anticonvulsants; Skeletal Muscle Hyperactivity
BRAND NAMES:
BRAND NAMES: Alboral; Aliseum; Alupram; Amiprol;
Anlin; Ansiolin; Antenex; Anxionil; Apo-diazepam;
Apozepam; Armonil; Arzepam; Assival; Atensine;
Azedipamin; Baogin; Benzopin; Best; Betapam;
Britazepam; Calmpose; Calmod; Caudel; Centrazepam;
Chuansuan; Desconet; Desloneg; Diaceplex; Dialag;
Dialar; Diapam; Diapax; Diapine; Diaquel;
Diastat; Diatran; Diazem; Diazemuls; Diazepam; Diazepan;
Diazepin; Dipaz; Dipezona; Disopam; Dizac;
Doval; D-Pam; Drenian; Ducene; Dupin;
DZP; Eridan; Elcion CR; Euphorin; Euphorin P;
Evacalm; Gewacalm; Gradual; Gubex; Horizon;
Jinpanfan; Kratium; Kratium 2; Lamra; Lembrol;
Lovium; Mandro; Mentalium; Meval; Nellium; Nerozen; Nivalen;
Nixtensyn; Noan; Notense; Novazam; Novodipam; Ortopsique;
Paceum; Pacitran; Paralium; Parzam; Pax; Paxum;
Placidox 2; Placidox 5; Placidox 10; Plidan;
Pomin; Propam; Prozepam; Psychopax; Radizepam;
Relanium; Reliver; Reposepan; Rival; Saromet;
Seduxen; Simasedan; Sipam; Sonacon; Stesolid;
Tensium; Trankinon; Tranquil; Tranquirit; Trazepam;
Valaxona; Valiquid; Valitran; Valium; Valrelease;
Valuzepam; Vanconin; Vatran; Vazen; Vivol;
Winii; Zepaxid
(Foreign Brand names outside U.S. in italics)
FOREIGN BRAND AVAILABILITY:
Alboral (Mexico)
Aliseum (Italy)
Amiprol (Argentina)
Ansiolin (Italy)
Antenex (Australia; New-Zealand)
Anxionil (Philippines)
Apo-diazepam (Canada)
Apozepam (Denmark; Sweden)
Armonil (Argentina)
Arzepam (Mexico)
Assival (Israel)
Atensine (Ireland)
Azedipamin (Japan)
Benzopin (South-Africa)
Best (Argentina)
Betapam (South-Africa)
Calmpose (India; Thailand)
Calmod (India)
Caudel (Argentina)
Desconet (Argentina)
Diaceplex (Spain)
Dialag (Bahamas; Barbados; Belize; Benin; Bermuda; Burkina-Faso; Curacao;
Ethiopia; Gambia; Ghana; Guinea; Guyana; Ivory-Coast; Jamaica; Kenya;
Liberia; Malawi; Mali; Mauritania; Mauritius; Morocco; Netherland-Antilles;
Niger; Nigeria; Puerto-Rico; Senegal; Seychelles; Sierra-Leone; South-Africa;
Sudan; Surinam; Tanzania; Trinidad; Tunia; Uganda; Zambia; Zimbabwe)
Dialar (England)
Diapam (Finland; Russia; Thailand; Turkey)
Diapax (Japan)
Diapine (Malaysia; Taiwan; Thailand)
Diaquel (South-Africa)
Diazem (Turkey)
Diazemuls (England; Italy; Netherlands)
Diazepam (Hong-Kong)
Diazepan (Bahrain; Benin; Burkina-Faso; Costa-Rica; Cyprus; Dominican-Republic;
Egypt; El-Salvador; Ethiopia; Gambia; Ghana; Guatemala; Guinea; Honduras;
Iran; Iraq; Israel; Ivory-Coast; Jordan; Kenya; Kuwait; Lebanon; Liberia;
Libya; Malawi; Mali; Mauritania; Mauritius; Morocco; Nicaragua; Niger;
Nigeria; Oman; Panama; Qatar; Republic-Of-Yemen; Saudi-Arabia; Senegal;
Seychelles; Sierra-Leone; South-Africa; Spain; Sudan; Syria; Tanzania;
Tunia; Uganda; United-Arab-Emirates; Zambia; Zimbabwe)
Diazepin (Indonesia)
Dipaz (Ecuador)
Dipezona (Argentina)
Disopam (Israel)
Doval (South-Africa)
D-Pam (New-Zealand)
Drenian (Spain)
Ducene (Australia; New-Zealand)
Dupin (Taiwan)
DZP (Malaysia)
Eridan (Italy)
Elcion CR (India)
Euphorin P (Japan)
Gewacalm (Austria)
Gradual (Argentina)
Gubex (Argentina)
Horizon (Japan)
Kratium (Bahamas; Barbados; Belize; Benin; Bermuda; Burkina-Faso; Curacao;
Ethiopia; Gambia; Ghana; Guinea; Guyana; Ivory-Coast; Jamaica; Kenya;
Liberia; Malawi; Mali; Mauritania; Mauritius; Morocco; Netherland-Antilles;
Niger; Nigeria; Puerto-Rico; Senegal; Seychelles; Sierra-Leone; South-Africa;
Sudan; Surinam; Tanzania; Trinidad; Tunia; Uganda; Zambia; Zimbabwe)
Kratium 2 (Hong-Kong)
Lamra (Germany)
Lembrol (Argentina)
Lovium (Indonesia)
Mentalium (Indonesia)
Nivalen (Bahrain; Benin; Burkina-Faso; Cyprus; Egypt; Ethiopia; Gambia;
Ghana; Guinea; Iran; Iraq; Israel; Ivory-Coast; Jordan; Kenya; Kuwait;
Lebanon; Liberia; Libya; Malawi; Mali; Mauritania; Mauritius; Morocco;
Niger; Nigeria; Oman; Qatar; Republic-Of-Yemen; Saudi-Arabia; Senegal;
Seychelles; Sierra-Leone; South-Africa; Sudan; Syria; Tanzania; Tunia;
Uganda; United-Arab-Emirates; Zambia; Zimbabwe)
Noan (Italy)
Novazam (France)
Novodipam (Canada)
Ortopsique (Mexico)
Paceum (Switzerland)
Pacitran (Peru)
Paralium (Indonesia)
Pax (South-Africa)
Paxum (India)
Placidox 2 (India)
Placidox 5 (India)
Placidox 10 (India)
Plidan (Argentina)
Propam (New-Zealand)
Prozepam (Indonesia)
Psychopax (Austria; Switzerland)
Radizepam (Bahrain; Benin; Burkina-Faso; Cyprus; Egypt; Ethiopia; Gambia;
Ghana; Guinea; Iran; Iraq; Israel; Ivory-Coast; Jordan; Kenya; Kuwait;
Lebanon; Liberia; Libya; Malawi; Mali; Mauritania; Mauritius; Morocco;
Niger; Nigeria; Oman; Qatar; Republic-Of-Yemen; Saudi-Arabia; Senegal;
Seychelles; Sierra-Leone; South-Africa; Sudan; Syria; Tanzania; Tunia;
Uganda; United-Arab-Emirates; Zambia; Zimbabwe)
Relanium (Bulgaria; Russia)
Reliver (Japan)
Reposepan (Peru)
Saromet (Argentina)
Seduxen (Bahamas; Barbados; Belize; Benin; Bermuda; Burkina-Faso; Curacao;
Ethiopia; Gambia; Ghana; Guinea; Guyana; Ivory-Coast; Jamaica; Kenya;
Liberia; Malawi; Mali; Mauritania; Mauritius; Morocco; Netherland-Antilles;
Niger; Nigeria; Puerto-Rico; Senegal; Seychelles; Sierra-Leone; South-Africa;
Sudan; Surinam; Tanzania; Trinidad; Tunia; Uganda; Zambia; Zimbabwe)
Simasedan (Argentina)
Sipam (Thailand)
Sonacon (Japan)
Stesolid (Bahrain; Cyprus; Czech-Republic; Denmark; Egypt; England; Finland;
Hungary; Indonesia; Iran; Iraq; Israel; Jordan; Kuwait; Lebanon; Libya;
Netherlands; Norway; Oman; Qatar; Republic-Of-Yemen; Saudi-Arabia; Sweden;
Switzerland; Syria; Thailand; United-Arab-Emirates)
Trankinon (Indonesia)
Tranquirit (Italy)
Trazepam (Philippines)
Valaxona (Denmark)
Valiquid (Germany)
Valuzepam (Korea)
Vanconin (Taiwan)
Vatran (Italy)
Vazen (Peru)
Vivol (Canada)
HCFA JCODE(S): J3360 up to 5 mg IM, IV
COST OF THERAPY: $124.80 (Anxiety; Valium Tablet; 2 mg;
2/day; 120 days)