Route/Dosage

• PO (Adults):
Alcohol withdrawal—50–100 mg, repeated until agitation is controlled (up to 400 mg/day).
Anxiety—5–25 mg 3–4 times daily.

• PO (Geriatric Patients or Debilitated Patients):
Anxiety—5 mg 2–4 times daily initially, increased as needed.

• PO (Children >6 yr):
Anxiety—5 mg 2–4 times daily, up to 10 mg 2–3 times daily.

• IM, IV (Adults):
Alcohol withdrawal—50–100 mg initially; may be repeated in 2–4 hr.
Anxiety—50–100 mg initially, then 25–50 mg 3–4 times daily as required (25–50 mg initially in geriatric patients).
Preoperative sedation—50–100 mg 1 hr preop.

• IM, IV (Geriatric Patients or Debilitated Patients):
Anxiety/sedation—25–50 mg/dose.

• IM, IV (Children >12 yr):
Anxiety/sedation—25–50 mg/dose.

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