The role of carbamazepine and oxcarbazepine in alcohol withdrawal syndrome

Journal of Clinical Pharmacy and Therapeutics

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 153-167

  Barrons, R ^a   Roberts, N ^a  

^a WINGATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Alcohol withdrawal syndrome; Alcoholism; Carbamazepine; Oxcarbazepine; Substance syndrome withdrawal

Indexed keywords

CARBAMAZEPINE; CHLORDIAZEPOXIDE; CLOMETHIAZOLE; DIAZEPAM; DICHLORALPHENAZONE; OXAZEPAM; OXCARBAZEPINE; TIAPRIDE; VALPROIC ACID;

ABSENCE OF SIDE EFFECTS; ALCOHOL WITHDRAWAL; CLINICAL TRIAL; DELIRIUM TREMENS; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; REVIEW; SAMPLE SIZE; SCORING SYSTEM; WITHDRAWAL SEIZURE;

ALCOHOL WITHDRAWAL DELIRIUM; ALCOHOL WITHDRAWAL SEIZURES; ANTICONVULSANTS; BENZODIAZEPINES; CARBAMAZEPINE; CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ETHANOL; HUMANS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 77749337798     PISSN: 02694727     EISSN: 13652710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2710.2009.01098.x     Document Type: Review

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