Flumazenil

🧮 Dose calculator

Benzodiazepine reversal (sedation or overdose) · Regimen source: FDA Flumazenil inj. · Dosage and Administration — Adult Patients

• • If needed 0.2 mg every 60 s up to 4 more times; maximum total 1 mg. FDA Flumazenil inj. · Dosage and Administration

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👥 Special populations

• 🤰 PregnancyUse with caution

  Label states no clear risk or has limited data; use only if needed, under medical advice. FDA Flumazenil inj. · Pregnancy

  “Pregnancy Category C: There are no adequate and well-controlled studies of the use of flumazenil in pregnant women.”

• 🤱 BreastfeedingUse with caution

  Label: use with caution while breastfeeding; see the label text. FDA Flumazenil inj. · Nursing Mothers

• 👶 ChildrenUse with caution

  The label has conditions, age limits or notes for children; the label sentence is quoted below. FDA Flumazenil inj. · Pediatric Use

  “The safety and effectiveness of flumazenil have been established in pediatric patients 1 year of age and older.”

• 👴 Older adultsUse with caution

  Label: use with caution in older adults, usually starting at the low end of the dose range. FDA Flumazenil inj. · Geriatric Use

  “Several studies of flumazenil in subjects over the age of 65 and one study in subjects over the age of 80 suggest that while the doses of benzodiazepine used to induce sedation should be reduced, ordinary doses of flumazenil may be used for reversal.”

• ⚥ Females & males of reproductive potentialNo data

  The source for this drug has no section for this group.