Diazepam
Dec 23, 2022•2 min
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Episode description
- Trade: Valium
- Class: Benzodiazepine
- MOA: Binds to the benzodiazepine receptor and enhances the effects of GABA
- Indications: Anxiety, Skeletal muscle relaxation, anticonvulsant
- Contraindications: Children younger then 6 months, acute angle glaucoma, CNS depression, alcohol intoxication.
- Side effects: Respiratory depression, drowsiness, fatigue, headache, pain at the injection site, confusion, nausea, hypotension, cardiac arrest at high doses
- •Dosing:
Adult:
Anxiety: 2-10mg IV/IM
Seizure: 5-10mg IV/IO
Pediatric:
Anxiety: 0.2 – 0.3mg/kg IV/IM
Seizure: Older then 5 years: 1mg IV/IO
Older then 30 days less then 5 years: 0.2 to 0.5mg IV/IO
Neonate: 0.1-0.3mg/kg IV/IO
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