Alyssa F. Peterkin

Comparative Effectiveness of Phenobarbital vs Diazepam for Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome

Importance Phenobarbital use for alcohol withdrawal syndrome is increasing, but its effectiveness and safety have largely been compared with lorazepam rather than against more pharmacokinetically similar long-acting, self-tapering benzodiazepines such as diazepam. Objective To em...