Quarterly Journal of Studies on Alcohol · 1972 · 47 citations · 0 references
MedicinePharmacologyPharmacotherapyClinical PharmacologyNeuropharmacologyPsychiatric PharmacotherapyAlcohol PharmacologyDelirium PharmacotherapyComparative EvaluationDelirium Tremens ManagementPharmacologic Delirium Treatment
Chlordiazepoxide, paraldehyde, perphenazine and sodium pentobarbital all produced similarly favorable results in the treatment of uncomplicated delirium tremens. Drugs that are cross-dependent with alcohol do not appear to be superior to others for this purpose.