Klonopin is a brand name medication for clonazepam, useful in preventing and treating a panic disorder, seizures, and a movement disorder known as akathisia. The medicine is a tranquilizer that belongs to the class of benzodiazepine drugs. Klonopin is an oral medication whose effects begin within one administration hour and last six to twelve hours.
Klonopin is a short-term use medication as dependence occurs in more than one-third of the people who use it for longer than four weeks.
