DIAZEPAM

Course overview

DIAZEPAM IS A BENZODIAZEPINE MEDICATION THAT IS FDA APPROVED FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF ANXIETY DISORDERS, SHORT-TERM RELIEF OF ANXIETY SYMPTOMS, SPASTICITY ASSOCIATED WITH UPPER MOTOR NEURON DISORDERS, ADJUNCT THERAPY FOR MUSCLE SPASMS, PREOPERATIVE ANXIETY RELIEF, MANAGEMENT OF CERTAIN REFRACTORY EPILEPSY PATIENTS AND ADJUNCT IN SEVERE RECURRENT CONVULSIVE SEIZURES, AND AN ADJUNCT IN STATUS EPILEPTICUS. OFF LABEL (NON-FDA APPROVED) USE FOR DIAZEPAM INCLUDES SEDATION IN THE ICU AND SHORT-TERM TREATMENT OF SPASTICITY IN CHILDREN WITH CEREBRAL PALSY. THIS ACTIVITY WILL HIGHLIGHT THE MECHANISM OF ACTION, ADVERSE EVENT PROFILE, APPROVED AND OFF-LABEL USES, DOSING, PHARMACODYNAMICS, PHARMACOKINETICS, MONITORING, RELEVANT INTERACTIONS OF DIAZEPAM, PERTINENT FOR MEMBERS OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM USING DIAZEPAM FOR ANY OF ITS INTENDED INDICATIONS.