Safer use of benzodiazepines for alcohol detoxification
Current Psychiatry. 2012 October;11(10):10-16
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- Chlorpromazine • Thorazine
- Clozapine • Clozaril
- Flumazenil • Romazicon
- Haloperidol • Haldol
- Lorazepam • Ativan
- Olanzapine • Zyprexa
- Quetiapine • Seroquel
- Risperidone • Risperdal
- Ziprasidone • Geodon
Disclosures
Dr. Spiegel is on the speaker’s bureau of Sunovion Pharmaceuticals.
Drs. Kumari and Petri report no financial relationships with any company whose products are mentioned in this article or with manufacturers of competing products.
Acknowledgement
The authors thank Amy Herndon for her help in preparing this article.
