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Wednesday, May 27, 2009

A Double-Blind Trial of Gabapentin Versus Lorazepam in the Treatment of Alcohol Withdrawal
Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research Published Online: 26 May 2009

Gabapentin was well tolerated and effectively diminished the symptoms of alcohol withdrawal in our population especially at the higher target dose (1200 mg) used in this study. Gabapentin reduced the probability of drinking during alcohol withdrawal and in the immediate postwithdrawal week compared to lorazepam.

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