Diazepam kinetics in acute alcohol withdrawal

Susan M. Pond; Michael Phillips; Neal L. Benowitz; Raymond E. Galinsky; Theodore G. Tong; Charles E. Becker

doi:10.1002/cpt1979256832

Diazepam kinetics in acute alcohol withdrawal

Susan M. Pond, Michael Phillips, Neal L. Benowitz, Raymond E. Galinsky, Theodore G. Tong, Charles E. Becker

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We performed a within-subject comparison of the kinetics of diazepam given to 7 alcoholic subjects during acute alcohol withdrawal and again after detoxification. The initial rapid exponential decline of plasma diazepam concentrations (t 1 2α was more rapid during (0.21 ± 0.03 hr) than after withdrawal (0.44 ± 0.14 hr, p < 0.05). Terminal t 1 2 clearance, and volumes of distribution changed in individual patients, but mean values did not change. Protein binding was less in patients (93.4 ± 2.4 %) than in healthy controls (97.0 ± 1.0, p < 0.05). The effects of alcohol withdrawal on diazepam disposition do not explain the high doses of diazepam commonly required to treat the withdrawal.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	832-836
Number of pages	5
Journal	Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics
Volume	25
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/cpt1979256832
State	Published - Jun 1979
Externally published	Yes

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