2024
DOI: 10.1097/adm.0000000000001435
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The Use of Oral Phenobarbital Loading for the Management of Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome in an Outpatient Setting: A Case Report

Erin Hamilton,
Braden Bouchard

Abstract: Alcohol withdrawal syndrome is most frequently treated with benzodiazepines, but due to their short half-life, tapering prescriptions are frequently required for outpatients, which presents challenges to both clinicians and patients. Our local health system has had significant success treating alcohol withdrawal in the emergency department with phenobarbital loading doses. As patients also present in alcohol withdrawal to our outpatient addictions clinic, we have adapted our emergency department intravenous pr… Show more

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