If you are taking more than one medicine they may interact with each other. At times your prescriber may decide to use medicines that interact, in other cases this may not be appropriate.
The decision to use medicines that interact depends on your specific circumstances. Your prescriber may decide to use medicines that interact, if it is believed that the benefits of taking the medicines together outweigh the risks. In such cases, it may be necessary to alter your dose or monitor you more closely.
Tell your prescriber the names of all the medicines that you are taking so that they can consider all possible interactions. This includes all the medicines which have been prescribed by your GP, hospital doctor, dentist, nurse, health visitor, midwife or pharmacist. You must also tell your prescriber about medicines which you have bought over the counter without prescriptions.
In addition to conventional medicines, some recreational drugs are also known to interact with Diazepam.
The following medicines may interact with Diazepam:
The following types of medicine may interact with Diazepam:
Some recreational drugs are also known to interact with Diazepam. Make sure that you tell your prescriber if you plan to use or have recently used:
If you are taking Diazepam and any of the medicines, types of medicines or recreational drugs shown above, make sure your prescriber knows about it.