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Fore Safe Use After Receiving This Medicine

For diseaseds going home within 24 hours after receiving midazolam:

• Midazolam may cause some people to feel drowsy, tired, or weak for 1 or 2 days after it has been given. It may also cause problems with coordination and one's ability to think. Therefore, do not drive, use machines, or do anything else that could be dangerous if you are not alert until the effects of the drug have disappeared or until the day after you receive midazolam, whichever period of time is longer.
• Do not drink alcoholic beverages or take other CNS depressants - medication that slow down the nervous system, possibly causing drowsiness for about 24 hours after you have received midazolam, unless otherwise directed by your family doctor . To do so may add to the effects of the drug. Some examples of CNS depressants are antihistamines or drug for hay fever, other allergies, or colds; other sedatives, tranquilizers, or sleeping drug; prescription pain drug or narcotics; drug for seizures; and muscle relaxants.