CHLORDIAZEPOXIDE

Course overview

CHLORDIAZEPOXIDE IS A LONG-ACTING BENZODIAZEPINE AND IS AN FDA APPROVED MEDICATION FOR ADULTS WITH MILD-MODERATE TO SEVERE ANXIETY, PREOPERATIVE ANXIETY, AND ALCOHOL WITHDRAWAL. IT IS ALSO FDA APPROVED FOR PEDIATRIC PATIENTS GREATER THAN SIX YEARS OLD FOR ANXIETY. IT RANKS AMONG THE SAFER OF THE EFFECTIVE PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGIC BENZODIAZEPINE COMPOUNDS. THIS ACTIVITY OUTLINES THE INDICATIONS, MECHANISM OF ACTION, METHODS OF ADMINISTRATION, IMPORTANT ADVERSE EFFECTS, CONTRAINDICATIONS, TOXICITY, AND MONITORING OF CHLORDIAZEPOXIDE SO PROVIDERS CAN DIRECT PATIENT THERAPY, WHERE INDICATED, AS PART OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM.