Diazepam

Generic Name
Diazepam
Brand Names
Diastat, Valium, Valtoco 5 Mg Dose Kit
Drug Type
Small Molecule
Chemical Formula
C16H13ClN2O
CAS Number
439-14-5
Unique Ingredient Identifier
Q3JTX2Q7TU
Background

A benzodiazepine with anticonvulsant, anxiolytic, sedative, muscle relaxant, and amnesic properties and a long duration of action. Its actions are mediated by enhancement of gamma-aminobutyric acid activity. It is used in the treatment of severe anxiety disorders, as a hypnotic in the short-term management of insomnia, as a sedative and premedicant, as an an...

Indication

In general, diazepam is useful in the symptomatic management of mild to moderate degrees of anxiety in conditions dominated by tension, excitation, agitation, fear, or aggressiveness such as may occur in psychoneurosis, anxiety reactions due to stress conditions, and anxiety states with somatic expression.
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Associated Conditions
Acute Agitation, Alcohol Withdrawal Delirium, Alcohol Withdrawal Hallucinosis, Anxiety, Anxiety Disorders, Apprehension, Refractory Epilepsy, Skeletal Muscle Spasms, Status Epilepticus, Stress (Psychology), Tension, Tremor, Convulsive disorders, Intermittent distinct from a patient’s usual seizure pattern, stereotypic episode Epileptic seizure
Associated Therapies
Sedation, Perioperative management therapy
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