Prescribing Guidelines

- Diazepam should be used first-line for the acute management of alcohol withdrawal. - Lorazepam may be required in the elderly or liver impairment.-25mg Chlordiazepoxide=10mg diazepam=1mg lorazepam-Delirium Tremens treatment. 1st line: reorientation, calm environment & pharmacological: long acting benzodiazepines. ................
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