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
Efficacy Study of Δ9-THC to Treat Chronic Abdominal Pain
- Conditions
- Interventions
- First Posted Date
- 2011-03-18
- Last Posted Date
- 2013-07-09
- Lead Sponsor
- Radboud University Medical Center
- Target Recruit Count
- 24
- Registration Number
- NCT01318369
- Locations
- 🇳🇱
Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen, Gelderland, Netherlands
Prevention of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) With Diazepam
- First Posted Date
- 2010-10-15
- Last Posted Date
- 2013-03-20
- Lead Sponsor
- Hadassah Medical Organization
- Target Recruit Count
- 40
- Registration Number
- NCT01221883
- Locations
- 🇮🇱
Hadassah Medical Organitation, Jerusalem, Israel
Exploring the Effects of Diazepam and Lorazepam
- Conditions
- Interventions
- First Posted Date
- 2008-06-12
- Last Posted Date
- 2009-09-17
- Lead Sponsor
- University Hospital, Strasbourg, France
- Target Recruit Count
- 22
- Registration Number
- NCT00696033
- Locations
- 🇫🇷
Centre d'investigation clinique, hôpital civil, Strasbourg, France
🇫🇷Clinique psychiatrique, hôpital civil, Strasbourg, France
A Comparison of Lorazepam and Diazepam in the Treatment of Alcohol Withdrawal
- First Posted Date
- 2007-08-31
- Last Posted Date
- 2007-08-31
- Lead Sponsor
- Stanford University
- Target Recruit Count
- 55
- Registration Number
- NCT00523185
- Locations
- 🇺🇸
Palo Alto Veterans Affairs Hospital System, Palo Alto, California, United States
🇺🇸Stanford Hospital and Clinics, Stanford, California, United States
Intranasal Midazolam Versus Rectal Diazepam for Treatment of Seizures
- First Posted Date
- 2006-05-17
- Last Posted Date
- 2011-10-26
- Lead Sponsor
- University of Utah
- Target Recruit Count
- 358
- Registration Number
- NCT00326612
- Locations
- 🇺🇸
Primary Children's Medical Center, Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
Biofeedback for Dyssynergic Constipation
- Conditions
- First Posted Date
- 2005-08-05
- Last Posted Date
- 2010-01-13
- Target Recruit Count
- 117
- Registration Number
- NCT00127257
- Locations
- 🇺🇸
University of North Carolina Department of Medicine, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States
Phase III Randomized Study of Diazepam Vs Lorazepam Vs Placebo for Prehospital Treatment of Status Epilepticus
- Conditions
- First Posted Date
- 1999-10-19
- Last Posted Date
- 2005-06-24
- Target Recruit Count
- 210
- Registration Number
- NCT00004297
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