5 ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS FOR PHENOBARBITAL TAPER

Kramp 1978 Here is the only readily available possible RCT that compares barbiturate to benzodiazepine for patients with extreme alcohol withdrawal. 91 patients ended up randomized to get intramuscular diazepam vs. oral barbital (an early long-acting barbiturate). To preserve blinding of physicians and patients, all patients had been dealt with con