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Alcohol detoxification: Which Medications Are Safest? (32 Drugs Compared)

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32 medications are used for Alcohol detoxification, with 107 combined adverse event reports. The most reported drugs for Alcohol detoxification are DIAZEPAM and OXAZEPAM.

107
Total Reports
32
Drugs Used

All Medications for Alcohol detoxification Ranked by Safety Reports

Drug Brand Reports Deaths (all) Hosp. (all) Death Rate
DIAZEPAM Diazepam 26 12,045 13,635 31.6%
OXAZEPAM Oxazepam 18 2,965 6,242 23.8%
BACLOFEN BACLOFEN 13 2,958 8,773 11.5%
DISULFIRAM Disulfiram 12 51 381 6.7%
ACAMPROSATE Acamprosate Calcium 7 53 290 10.1%
ALPRAZOLAM Alprazolam 7 16,072 15,996 33.2%
CYANOCOBALAMIN\PYRIDOXINE\THIAMINE - 7 24 102 11.2%
LORAZEPAM Lorazepam 7 6,187 15,431 18.5%
NALTREXONE NALTREXONE HYDROCHLORIDE 7 1,106 2,843 4.3%
PYRIDOXINE\THIAMINE - 7 8 68 6.2%
BUSPIRONE Buspirone Hydrochloride 6 1,128 1,450 25.4%
FLUOXETINE Fluoxetine 6 5,534 11,247 17.7%

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