Johns Hopkins HIV Guide
Benzodiazepines
INDICATIONS
FDA
FDA
- Anxiety (alprazolam, chlordiazepoxide, diazepam, lorazepam, and oxazepam)
- Insomnia (estazolam, flurazepam, quazepam, temazepam, and triazolam)
- Alcohol withdrawal (oxazepam, alprazolam, diazepam and chlordiazepoxide)
- Seizure control (clorazepate, clonazepam, lorazepam and diazepam)
- Skeletal muscle relaxant (diazepam)
- Sedation-amnesia-anxiolytic for procedures (midazolam)
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Last updated: January 5, 2017
Citation
Smith, Janessa, and Paul A Pham. "Benzodiazepines." Johns Hopkins HIV Guide, The Johns Hopkins University, 2017. Johns Hopkins Guides, www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_HIV_Guide/545006/all/Benzodiazepines.
Smith J, Pham PA. Benzodiazepines. Johns Hopkins HIV Guide. The Johns Hopkins University; 2017. https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_HIV_Guide/545006/all/Benzodiazepines. Accessed November 3, 2025.
Smith, J., & Pham, P. A. (2017). Benzodiazepines. In Johns Hopkins HIV Guide. The Johns Hopkins University. https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_HIV_Guide/545006/all/Benzodiazepines
Smith J, Pham PA. Benzodiazepines [Internet]. In: Johns Hopkins HIV Guide. The Johns Hopkins University; 2017. [cited 2025 November 03]. Available from: https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_HIV_Guide/545006/all/Benzodiazepines.
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