THE PHENOBARBITAL AND PHENYTOIN DIARIES

Kramp 1978 This is actually the only available prospective RCT that compares barbiturate to benzodiazepine for patients with critical alcohol withdrawal. 91 patients have been randomized to acquire intramuscular diazepam vs. oral barbital (an early long-acting barbiturate). To maintain blinding of physicians and patients, all patients had been take