Generic name: flumazenil [ floo-MAZ-e-nil ]
Brand name: Romazicon
Dosage form: intravenous solution (0.1 mg/mL)
Drug class:Antidotes
What is flumazenil?
Flumazenil is used to reverse the effects of a benzodiazepine (BENZ-oh-dye-AYZ-e-peen) sedative such as Valium, Versed, Xanax, Tranxene, and others.
Flumazenil is used to help you wake up after a surgery or medical procedure in which a benzodiazepine was used as a sedative.
Flumazenil is also used to treat benzodiazepine overdose in adults.
Flumazenil may also be used for purposes not listed in this medication guide.
Warnings
Flumazenil may cause seizures, especially in people who have sedative-addiction withdrawal symptoms or recent antidepressant overdose, people who have recently received injectable benzodiazepines, or people who had symptoms of a seizure just before receiving flumazenil. Talk to your doctor if you have concerns about the risk of seizure.
Before taking this medicine
Flumazenil may cause seizures. especially:
in people withdrawing from sedative addiction;
in people who have recently taken an antidepressant overdose;
in people who have recently received injectable benzodiazepines; or
in people who had seizure-like symptoms just before receiving flumazenil.
