What is Midazolam? Uses, warnings & side effects

How to take Midazolam

• After you receive a shot of this medicine, your doctor will watch you closely to make sure it is working properly and to check for unwanted effects.

• Injection routeA nurse or other health provider will give you this medicine.

• Injection routeYour doctor will prescribe your exact dose and tell you how often it should be given. This medicine is given as a shot into one of your muscles.

• After you receive midazolam, you will be watched closely to make sure the medicine is working. Your breathing, blood pressure, nervous system, and heart will also be watched closely to make sure the medicine is not causing unwanted side effects.

• After you receive a shot of this medicine, your doctor will watch you closely to make sure it is working properly and to check for unwanted effects.

• Injection routeA nurse or other health provider will give you this medicine.

• Injection routeYour doctor will prescribe your exact dose and tell you how often it should be given. This medicine is given as a shot into one of your muscles.

• After you receive midazolam, you will be watched closely to make sure the medicine is working. Your breathing, blood pressure, nervous system, and heart will also be watched closely to make sure the medicine is not causing unwanted side effects.

What to do if you miss a dose of Midazolam

Midazolam contraindications - Who shouldn't take Midazolam?

• This medicine is not right for everyone. You should not receive it if you had an allergic reaction to midazolam.

Midazolam warnings

• Tell your doctor if you are pregnant or breastfeeding, or if you have kidney disease, heart failure, lung or breathing problems (including COPD), low blood pressure, eye or vision problems (including glaucoma), or a history of alcohol or drug abuse.

• The time it takes for the medicine to wear off varies with each person. However, it may take longer for older adults to recover from the medicine's effects.

• Your doctor will check your progress and the effects of this medicine at regular visits. Keep all appointments.

• This medicine may make you dizzy or drowsy. Do not drive or do anything else that could be dangerous until you know how this medicine affects you.

• This medicine may cause respiratory depression (serious breathing problem that can be life-threatening), especially when used with narcotic pain medicines.

Midazolam interactions & what to avoid when taking Midazolam

• Some medicines can affect how midazolam works. Tell your doctor if you are using cimetidine, diltiazem, erythromycin, itraconazole, ketoconazole, or verapamil.

• The time it takes for the medicine to wear off varies with each person. However, it may take longer for older adults to recover from the medicine's effects.

• Midazolam may make you drowsy or dizzy for 1 or 2 days after you receive it. Wait 24 hours or until the effects of the medicine have worn off (whichever is longer) before driving or using machinery.

• Do not drink alcohol while you are using this medicine.

• Tell your doctor if you use anything else that makes you sleepy. Some examples are allergy medicine, narcotic pain medicine, and alcohol. Tell your doctor if you are also using droperidol, fentanyl, meperidine, morphine, or secobarbital.