Determine question & anticipate further questions
Are clonazepam wafers available in Canada for treatment of seizures?
If not, what is the closest option?
Determine urgency & type of response
Background info
- not urgent, MD just looking for information, not treating a patient right now
- 1-2 days
- verbal response
- MD used clonazepam wafers in US for treatment of seizures
- wants to use it here
Classify question
Requestor info
- pharmacist who was asked by MD
Are clonazepam wafers available?
CPS
Health Canada:
Drug Product Database
Drug Information Handbook:
Lexi-Comp
AHFS Drug Information
- Tablets, orally disintegrating: 0.125 mg, 0.25 mg, 0.5 mg, 1 ng 2 mg
- Klonopin Wafers: 0.125 mg, 0.25 mg, 0.5 mg, 1 mg, 2 mg [DSC]
- Clonazepam ODT 0.125 mg dispersible tablets
Klonopin wafer 0.25 dispersible tablet