Gabapentin Use in Acute Alcohol Withdrawal Management

Christopher Wilming; Mariah Alford; Lynnette Klaus

Gabapentin Use in Acute Alcohol Withdrawal Management

Fed Pract. 2018 Mar;35(3):40-46.

Authors

Christopher Wilming¹, Mariah Alford¹, Lynnette Klaus¹

Affiliation

¹ is a PGY-1 Pharmacy Practice Resident, is a General Medicine Clinical Pharmacist, and is an Associate Chief of Acute Care Pharmacy and PGY-1 Acute Care Residency Director, all at the VA Portland Health Care System in Oregon.

PMID: 30766348
PMCID: PMC6368058

Abstract

Gabapentin's anxiolytic and sedative properties along with its overall safety profile suggest that it may be a viable adjuvant to lorazepam in the management of acute alcohol withdrawal.