Oxazepam
別名: Serax
> **Important:** Oxazepam is a prescription medication used to stimulate appetite or reduce anxiety. It is a controlled substance. * **Timing for Appetite:** If using this medication to help your pet eat, give it approximately **30 minutes before feeding** for the best results. * **Do Not Stop Abruptly:** If your pet has been taking this for behavior issues, do not stop the medication or change the dose without consulting your veterinarian. Sudden withdrawal can cause a "rebound" effect, making anxiety or bad behaviors worse. * **Watch for Clumsiness:** The most common side effects are sleepiness and mild wobbliness (ataxia). Keep your pet away from stairs or high places until you know how the medication affects them. * **Unexpected Reactions:** Rarely, some pets may have a "paradoxical" reaction where they become hyperactive, vocal, or aggressive instead of calming down. Contact your vet immediately if this happens.
劑量必須由獸醫按你寵物的個別情況決定。切勿在沒有獸醫指導下給予人類藥物或其他寵物的處方藥。
用途
- Appetite stimulant
- Appetite stimulant (hepatic lipidosis)
- Appetite stimulant
- Fears and phobias
- Fears and phobias
- Feline urine marking
- Spraying or overgrooming
- Fears and phobias
- Fears and phobias
- Fears and phobias
- Fears and phobias
- Fears and phobias
給藥方式
可能的副作用
- Sedation (most common)
- Ataxia
- Paradoxical excitability, vocalization, or aggression
- Rebound anxiety or behavior worsening (if withdrawn abruptly)
- Rare precipitation of tonic-clonic seizures
- Rare idiosyncratic fulminant hepatic failure (cats)
注意事項與禁忌
- Known benzodiazepine hypersensitivity
- Acute narrow angle glaucoma
- **Important Warnings & Precautions:** * **Hepatic Dysfunction:** Use with caution. While less susceptible to accumulation than other benzodiazepines, rare anecdotal reports link oxazepam to fulminant hepatic failure in cats. * **Myasthenia Gravis:** Benzodiazepines may exacerbate muscle weakness. * **Seizure Disorders:** Use with caution in susceptible patients; rarely, it has precipitated tonic-clonic seizures. * **Pregnancy & Nursing:** FDA Category D (teratogenic effects noted in animal models). Excreted in maternal milk; neonates metabolize the drug slowly, leading to potential toxic accumulation. Avoid in nursing mothers. * **Withdrawal:** Avoid abrupt discontinuation to prevent rebound behavioral effects.
藥物相互作用
- CNS Depressant Drugs (barbiturates, narcotics, anesthetics): Additive CNS depression effects may occur.
- Phenytoin: May decrease oxazepam concentrations.
- Probenecid: May impair glucuronide conjugation (in dogs) and prolong effects.
- Rifampin: May induce hepatic microsomal enzymes and decrease the pharmacologic effects of benzodiazepines.
- St. John's Wort: May decrease oxazepam effectiveness.
- Theophyllines: May decrease oxazepam effectiveness.
常見問題
Oxazepam用於寵物有甚麼用途？
> **Important:** Oxazepam is a prescription medication used to stimulate appetite or reduce anxiety. It is a controlled substance. * **Timing for Appetite:** If using this medication to help your pet eat, give it approximately **30 minutes before feeding** for the best results. * **Do Not Stop Abruptly:** If your pet has been taking this for behavior issues, do not stop the medication or change the dose without consulting your veterinarian. Sudden withdrawal can cause a "rebound" effect, making anxiety or bad behaviors worse. * **Watch for Clumsiness:** The most common side effects are sleepiness and mild wobbliness (ataxia). Keep your pet away from stairs or high places until you know how the medication affects them. * **Unexpected Reactions:** Rarely, some pets may have a "paradoxical" reaction where they become hyperactive, vocal, or aggressive instead of calming down. Contact your vet immediately if this happens.
Oxazepam對我的寵物安全嗎？
劑量必須由獸醫按你寵物的個別情況決定。切勿在沒有獸醫指導下給予人類藥物或其他寵物的處方藥。
本文僅供一般健康教育，不能取代專業獸醫意見。如寵物身體不適，請諮詢獸醫。