Diazepam taper

• [DOCX File]Patient Handouts - Redemption Psychiatry, LLC

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  Chlordiazepoxide can be habit-forming. Do not take a larger dose, take it more often, or for a longer time than your doctor tells you to. Tolerance may develop with long-term or excessive use, making the drug less effective.

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• Concomitant Opioid and Benzodiazepine Initiative ...

  2Rectal diazepam formulations are excluded from the Concomitant Opioid and Benzodiazepine Initiative requirements. ... to avoid disruption in therapy when clinical documentation is required from a prescriber or during a documented taper plan. In circumstances where additional clinical documentation is required, prescribers will be notified via ...

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• [DOC File]Benzodiazepine Withdrawal Assessment Scale

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  Drug & Alcohol Services Council, SA, 2002. Vital signs to be taken daily—otherwise at the discretion of clinical staff. Note: Total Score is indicative of increasing or decreasing severity of withdrawal.

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• Dependence and withdrawal associated with some prescribed ...

  The dose in patients taking high doses of benzodiazepines may need to be reduced by up to one-tenth every 1 to 2 weeks. If uncomfortable withdrawal symptoms occur, maintain this dose until symptoms lessen. Reduce diazepam dose further, if necessary in smaller steps – 500 microgram steps may be appropriate towards the end of withdrawal.

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• [DOC File]PEDIATRIC CARE GUIDE

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  Hydrocortisone 1-2 mg/kg IV QD and taper if sarcoidosis, Vit A & D intoxication, leukemia. Mitramycin 25 mcg/kg/day IV over 3-4 days. Calcitonin (dosage not established in children) 4 units/kg IM/SQ q12; may increase up to 8 units/kg q12 to max of q6 hrs. Etidronate 7.5 mg/kg/day IV over 2 hours for 3-7 days

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• [DOC File]UKMi Q&A xx - SPS

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  For people withdrawing from these potent, short-acting drugs it has been advised that they switch to an equivalent dose of a benzodiazepine with a long half life such as diazepam (5). Diazepam is available as 2mg tablets which can be halved to give 1mg doses. This means the dose can be reduced in stages of 1mg every 1-4 weeks or more.

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• [DOC File]Magellan Rx Management

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  For elderly patients receiving benzodiazepines for insomnia over at least 3 months, an 8 to 10 week taper may be warranted, whereas, patients with generalized anxiety may tolerate a taper of 4 to 8 weeks. Several standard inpatient benzodiazepine withdrawal schedules exist. The following are examples of such tapers:

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• [DOC File]Health Services Research & Development

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  Clearly, there is not any safe dosage. There is a strong recommendation against opioids up above 90 milligrams of morphine equivalent, but it also very clearly articulates that any opioid dosage reduction should be done individualized to the patient. And to avoid sudden reductions and taper slowly, if the risks outweigh the benefits.

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• The Commonwealth of Massachusetts Executive Office of ...

  A prolonged taper schedule may be utilized to address concerns of possible withdrawal symptoms and medication management in complex patients. The MassHealth Drug List, including Therapeutic Class Table 69 (Barbiturates, Benzodiazepines and Miscellaneous Antianxiety Agents) outlining the coverage status and PA criteria for all affected agents ...

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• [DOC File]www.hsrd.research.va.gov

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  So with regards to medication doses at baseline, there was no difference in diazepam milligram equivalents per day between the cohorts sharing benzodiazepines. And the same was true for the opioids, which was sort of another indication that our matching worked well at baseline. ... though, that when we taper and discontinue patients from these ...

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• [DOC File]BENZODIAZEPINES:

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  So, taper BZDs = slow (generally 4-20 weeks). Patient Ken = 30 yo healthy male with ~1 year c/o persistent anxious feelings, difficulty concentrating, difficulty sleeping. Prior relief with diazepam from a friend’s supply. Requests daily diazepam. At first, we may want to help and provide the diazepam. Is this really in patient’s best ...

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• [DOC File]The drugs discussed in this chapter are used to alter an ...

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  Monitor injection sites Diazepam (Valium) Anxiety; alcohol withdrawal; muscle relaxant; antiepileptic; antitetanus; preoperative anxiolytic Onset: 5-60 min Duration: 3h Special considerations: Monitor injection sites; drug of choice if route change is anticipated; taper after long-term therapy Barbiturates

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• [DOCX File]Home - Affinia Health Network

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  Taper by no more than diazepam 5mg or equivalent every week until you reach diazepam 20mg or equivalent. Then slow the rate of taper to 1 or 2 mg diazepam or equivalent per week. 4. Taper to diazepam 10mg or equivalent. Maintain dose for 1 to 2 months. Then taper over 4 to 8 weeks.

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