DIAZEPAM Tablets, USP (Valium) 10 mg
What is Valium and how is it used?
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.
General Rules
• By law, once a prescription has left the pharmacy it may not be returned for resale. If we made an error while filling
your prescription, we will refund your costs and the costs charged to your insurance company.
» A prescription error is ‘any preventable event that may cause or lead to inappropriate medication use or patient
harm, such as wrong drug, wrong dose, wrong directions, etc.’
• We are not responsible for
» Failure of the patient to attain the package in a timely manner after delivery.
» Dissatisfaction with a medication due to the chosen flavor, side effects, or lack of efficacy.
» Errors made by the patient or caregiver when calling for refills.
• It is your responsibility to inform our staff of adjustments in your therapy, changes in your personal information,
change of address and change of insurance.
» You may have informed your prescriber of address and insurance changes but they do not routinely forward
that information to the pharmacy.
» In addition, verbal conversations between you and your doctor regarding the use of your medications are not
routinely shared with the pharmacist.
• A prescription will not be refunded more than 10 days after the patient has received the prescription.Auto-Ship Policy
• Any non-prescription product can be enrolled in Auto-ship.
• The Auto-ship program is very flexible. We can adjust your order at any time prior to your scheduled shipping date. However, making frequent monthly adjustments does not constitute an automatic shipment and may result in shipping delays or errors.
• As an added convenience, you will receive an automatic email reminder approximately 8 days prior to your scheduled ship date. If you need to make any changes to your order or ship date, please contact Customer Care.
• We will not call you each month to verify shipping address, medications, or authorize costs.
• You will receive an automatic email with tracking information when your order has shipped. You may sign up for these automatic emails by contacting Customer Care.