Severe anxiety 2 mg tid. Max: 30 mg daily.
Childn >6 mth receiving up to 10 mg daily Dose range: 4-40 mg daily in divided doses.
Short-term management of insomnia associated w/ anxiety 5-15 mg at bedtime, up to 30 mg may be given.
Childn & adolescent 12-18 yr 1-5 mg at bedtime.
Premed 5-15 mg.
Childn 5-12 yr 5 mg,
1-5 yr 2.5 mg,
1 mth-1 yr 250 mcg/kg.
Sedation during minor surgical & medical procedures Childn & adolescent 12-18 yr 100-200 mcg/kg (max: 20 mg),
1 mth-12 yr 200-300 mcg/kg (max: 5 mg).
Seizures (as adjunct in some types of epilepsy) 2-60 mg daily in divided doses.
Muscle spasm Adult 2-15 mg daily in divided doses. Dose may be increased up to 60 mg daily in severe spastic disorder eg cerebral palsy.
Childn & adolescent 12-18 yr 10 mg bid (max: 40 mg daily),
5-12 yr 5 mg bid,
1-5 yr 2.5 mg bid,
1-12 mth 250 mcg/kg bid.
Symptoms of alcohol w/drawal syndrome 5-20 mg repeated, if required, after 2-4 hr. Alternative: 10 mg tid or qid on the 1st day, reducing to 5 mg tid as required.
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