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Medicines > routes:
Oral 
& duration :
6-12 hours or
6-24 hours (parent); much longer when accounting for the long-lived active metabolites
& duration :
6-12 hours or
6-24 hours (parent); much longer when accounting for the long-lived active metabolites Use the filters below to narrow your results.
generic:
brand:
classes:
[[:Category:Anticonvulsants|Anticonvulsant]] (1) ·
[[:Category:Antihypertensives|Antihypertensive]] (1) ·
[[:Category:Antisecretory_agents|Gastric acid suppressant]] (1) ·
[[:Category:Anxiolytics|Anxiolytic]] (1) ·
[[:Category:Benzodiazepines|Benzodiazepine (long-acting)]] (1) ·
[[:Category:H2_receptor_antagonists|Histamine H2 receptor antagonist]] (1) ·
[[:Category:Schedule IV controlled substances|Schedule IV controlled substance]] (1) ·
[[:Category:Skeletal muscle relaxants|Skeletal muscle relaxant]] (1) ·
[[:Category:Thiazide_diuretics|Thiazide diuretic]] (1)
mechanism:
None (1) ·
'"`UNIQ--vote-00000138-QINU`"' Decreases urinary calcium (used in stone prevention); raises serum uric acid, glucose, and lipids modestly; non-anion-gap hypokalemic metabolic alkalosis is the characteristic electrolyte pattern'"`UNIQ--ref-00000139-QINU`"'. (1) ·
'"`UNIQ--vote-00000255-QINU`"' Less potent and shorter-acting than PPIs but with faster on-effect; suitable for on-demand acid suppression. Largely renally cleared; dose-adjust in renal impairment to avoid CNS effects (confusion in elderly)'"`UNIQ--ref-00000256-QINU`"'. (1)
uses:
'"`UNIQ--vote-00000023-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-00000024-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-00000025-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-00000026-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-00000027-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-00000028-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-00000029-QINU`"' (1) ·
'"`UNIQ--vote-0000013A-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-0000013B-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-0000013C-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-0000013D-QINU`"' (1) ·
'"`UNIQ--vote-00000257-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-00000258-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-00000259-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-0000025A-QINU`"' (1)
starting dose:
12.5-25 mg PO once daily (1) ·
20 mg PO twice daily, or 40 mg at bedtime (1) ·
Anxiety: 2-10 mg PO 2-4 times daily. Alcohol withdrawal: 10-20 mg PO/IV every 4-6 hours, symptom-triggered. Status epilepticus: 5-10 mg IV. Breakthrough seizures: Diastat rectal 0.2-0.5 mg/kg or Valtoco intranasal 5-20 mg (1)
preparations:
10 mg, 20 mg, 40 mg tablets; chewables; 40 mg/5 mL oral suspension; 10 mg/mL IV (1) ·
12.5 mg capsules; 12.5, 25, 50 mg tablets (1) ·
Tablets 2, 5, 10 mg; oral solution 1, 5 mg/mL; injection 5 mg/mL; Diastat rectal gel 2.5, 5, 10, 20 mg; Valtoco nasal spray 5, 7.5, 10 mg/dose; Libervant buccal film (1)
fda max:
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onset:
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halflife:
2.5-3.5 hours; longer in renal impairment'"`UNIQ--ref-0000025B-QINU`"' (1) ·
6-15 hours'"`UNIQ--ref-0000013E-QINU`"' (1) ·
Diazepam 20-50 hours; '''N-desmethyldiazepam (nordazepam) 30-200 hours''' is the major active metabolite and accumulates substantially with chronic dosing'"`UNIQ--ref-0000002A-QINU`"' (1)
bioavailability:
pregnancy:
None (1) ·
Generally considered safe; widely used. Cleared in lactation at low levels.<sup class="pcp-cn" title="This claim needs a citation.">[[[Pharmacopedia:Citation needed|citation needed]]]</sup> (1) ·
Some signal for cleft palate with first-trimester exposure (debated); neonatal sedation and withdrawal with third-trimester exposure.<sup class="pcp-cn" title="This claim needs a citation.">[[[Pharmacopedia:Citation needed|citation needed]]]</sup> (1)
legal:
OTC (10-20 mg) and [[USLegal:Prescription only|Rx-only]] (higher doses) in US (1) ·
[[USLegal:Prescription only|Rx-only]] in US (1) ·
[[USLegal:Schedule IV|Schedule IV controlled substance]] in US. Carries the benzodiazepine class '''Boxed Warning''' for risk of fatal respiratory depression, coma, and death when combined with opioids'"`UNIQ--ref-0000002C-QINU`"' (1)
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