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Revision as of 18:49, 12 October 2017
General
- Type: Benzodiazepines
- Dosage Forms:
- Common Trade Names: Valium
Adult Dosing
Pediatric Dosing
Special Populations
- Pregnancy Rating:
- Lactation:
- Renal Dosing
- Adult
- Pediatric
- Hepatic Dosing
- Adult
- Pediatric
Contraindications
- Allergy to class/drug
- severe hepatic impairment
Adverse Reactions
Serious
- Respiratory/CNS depression
- Hypotension
- paradoxical CNS stimulation
Common
- drowsiness
- disinhibition
- ataxia
Pharmacology
- Half-life: 30-60 hours
- Metabolism: Liver
- Excretion: Urine
- Mechanism of Action: GABA agonist