Abstract Abstract Status epilepticus (SE) is an acute, life-threatening medical condition that requires immediate, effective therapy. Therefore, the acute care of prolonged seizures and SE …

Aug 1, 2003 · Diazepam in a typical intravenous dosage of 5 to 10 mg per minute terminates seizures of any type in about 75 percent of patients with status epilepticus. 22, 23, 26 Adverse …

Jan 28, 2025 · Diazepam rectal gel is approved for use as a rescue medicine in people who have refractory seizures on stable doses of seizure medicines and need intermittment use of …

Diazepam < Back to All Medications Diazepam Brand Names: Valium, Vazepam, Diastat, Valtoco, generics Diazepam (dye AZ e pam) has been approved by the FDA to treat: Short-term …

Jul 14, 2025 · Suggested Answers: a) Rectal diazepam 5 mg. Although rectal diazepam is only approved for children older than 2 years, it is often used in children older than 6 months. …

Nov 1, 2025 · Description Diazepam rectal gel is used to control seizures (eg, seizure clusters, acute repetitive seizures) in patients who have epilepsy. Diazepam is a benzodiazepine. …

Aug 13, 2024 · Detailed Diazepam dosage information for adults, the elderly and children. Includes dosages for Anxiety, Muscle Spasm, Seizures and more; plus renal, liver and dialysis …

Diazepam (dy-aze-eh-pam, also known as Valium®) is a rescue medication given to stop seizures by calming abnormal over activity in the brain. It usually works in 2 to 10 minutes.

Your epilepsy nurse should have given you the things you need to give the rectal diazepam. These should be kept together, somewhere close to hand. You will need: the RecTubes®, …

What is diazepam and what does it treat? Diazepam is a benzodiazepine. It is approved for the treatment of anxiety, acute seizures, status epilepticus (continuous seizures), muscle spasms, …