Drug Information Sheet ("Kusuri-no-Shiori")
Revised：9/2006
Information is based on approvals granted in Japan. In some cases, the approved details may vary in
countries other than Japan.
Brand Name：Depas Tablets 0.5 mg
Nonproprietary (Generic) Name：Etizolam
DESCRIPTION
Dosage Form：tablet (φ6.5 mm, thickness 3.1 mm)
Color：white
Printings on wrapping：デパス 0.5mg, DEPAS0.5mg,
Y-DP0.5
This medicine acts on benzodiazepine receptors to relieve anxiety and tension.
THIS MEDICINE
WORKS FOR
It also relieves muscle tone.
Usually, it is used to improve anxiety, tension, depressive symptom and sleep
disorder in neurosis, depression, psychosomatic diseases (hypertension,
gastroduodenal ulcer). It is also used to improve muscle stiffness in cervical
vertebral disease, low back pain and muscle contraction headache.
・Tell your Doctor：
- If you ever had any unusual or allergic reaction to any medicines.
- Patients with glaucoma, myasthenia gravis.
BEFORE USING
THIS MEDICINE
- If you are using any other prescription or nonprescription (OTC) medicine.
It is important to prevent mutual reactions that can worsen your condition.
・Pregnancy/Breast-feeding
Make sure your doctor knows if you are already pregnant or are breast
-feeding.
HOW SHOULD
THIS MEDICINE
BE USED?
・Dosing Instructions:
・Your dosage regimen:
・General dosage regimen (for adults with neurosis/depression): Take 2 tablets
(1 mg of the active ingredient) at a time three times a day
・General dosage regimen (for adults with psychosomatic disease/cervical
vertebral disease/low back pain/muscle contraction headache): Take one
tablet (0.5 mg of the active ingredient) at a time three times a day.
・General dosage regimen (for adults with sleep disorder): Take 2-6 tablets (1-3
mg of the active ingredient) at a time once a day at bedtime.
・In any of the above indications, it should be adjusted according to the
disease, age and symptom of the patient. Strictly follow the order of your
doctor.
・Missed Dose:
If you are ordered to use this medicine on regular schedule and you missed a
dose, apply as soon as possible. If it is almost time for the next dose, skip the
missed dose and continue your regular dosing schedule. DO NOT take a
double dose to make up for the missed dose.
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Depas Tablets 0.5 mg
・Overdose:
If you took too much
Depas
Tablets 0.5
mg, check with
your
doctor/pharmacist immediately.
・Do not stop your medication without the instructions of your doctor.
・This medicine may cause drowsiness, lack of attentiveness, concentration or
ability of reflexive motion. Avoid driving a car or operating machinery
PRECAUTIONS
WHILE USING
THIS MEDICINE
requiring alertness.
・Do not drink alcoholic beverage because it may cause this medicine to work
excessively.
・Storage:
Keep out of the reach of children. Store away from heat, humidity and light.
・Others:
If any medicine is left, do not store them. You must discard the remainder.
・Along with its needed effects, a medicine may cause some unwanted
effects. Some of the commonly reported symptoms are listed below. If they
occur, check with your doctor/pharmacist.
Drowsiness, light-headedness, fatigue, weakness, hypersensitivity (itching,
hives, rash).
SIDE EFFECT(s)
OF THIS
MEDICINE
・In rare cases, symptoms may be the sign of side effects indicated in
brackets [ ]. Stop taking your medicine and check with your doctor
immediately if any of the following side effects occur：
・Convulsion, insomnia, expression of anxiety, unbearable suffering without
this medicine [drug dependency]
・General fatigue, loss of appetite, yellowing of the skin or the whites of the
eyes [hepatic function disorder, jaundice]
・Fever with body temperature above 38℃, muscle stiffness, tremor of limbs
[malignant syndrome]
・Muscle pain, numbness of the limbs, weakness, urine like red wine
[rhabdomyolysis]
・Fever dry cough, respiratory distress [intestinal pneumonia]
Other side effects not listed above may also occur in some patients.
Check with your doctor/pharmacist if anything is bothersome to you.
COMMENT
Contact No. of
your Doctor
Contact No. of
your Pharmacist
For more detailed information about this medicine, ask your doctor or pharmacist.