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Medication Tapering Instructions

January 1, 2025

Daniel Carlat, MD, Michael Weaver, MD, FASAM, and Talia Puzantian, PharmD, BCPP

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Regardless of which withdrawal regimen you choose, if your patient doesn’t understand the schedule of administration, they are unlikely to be successful.

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Medical Issues and Alcohol Use Disorder

January 1, 2025

Daniel Carlat, MD, Michael Weaver, MD, FASAM, and Talia Puzantian, PharmD, BCPP

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While you will not be treating most medical complications of alcohol use, it’s important to ask patients about these things, especially as part of the motivational interviewing strategy.

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Managing Alcohol Withdrawal in Psychiatric Units

January 1, 2025

Victoria Hendrick, MD and Daniel Carlat, MD

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Psychiatric patients often have comorbid alcohol use disorders.

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How to Use Phenobarbital to Manage Alcohol Withdrawal

January 1, 2025

Daniel Carlat, MD, Michael Weaver, MD, FASAM, and Talia Puzantian, PharmD, BCPP

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Phenobarbital is becoming more popular as a strategy for managing alcohol withdrawal syndrome (AWS) as clinicians gain more experience with it.

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How to Predict Severity of Alcohol Withdrawal

January 1, 2025

Daniel Carlat, MD, Michael Weaver, MD, FASAM, and Talia Puzantian, PharmD, BCPP

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Predicting the severity of withdrawal is important for deciding on the right treatment setting.

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How to Order Biomarkers of Alcohol Use Disorder

January 1, 2025

Daniel Carlat, MD, Michael Weaver, MD, FASAM, and Talia Puzantian, PharmD, BCPP

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Biomarkers of alcohol use are sometimes helpful when we are not sure whether our patients are reliable in reporting their level of use.

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How to Manage Alcohol Withdrawal in Outpatient Settings

January 1, 2025

Daniel Carlat, MD, Michael Weaver, MD, FASAM, and Talia Puzantian, PharmD, BCPP

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Outpatient managed withdrawal is best for patients who are medically healthy, have no history of seizures, have good psychosocial supports, are reliable (answer phone calls, follow instructions exactly, and return for appointments), and have no major or unstable mental illness.

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How to Manage Alcohol Withdrawal in Inpatient Settings

January 1, 2025

Daniel Carlat, MD, Michael Weaver, MD, FASAM, and Talia Puzantian, PharmD, BCPP

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Inpatient managed withdrawal is best for patients with significant consistent alcohol use daily for months, history of seizures, significant medical issues, severe concurrent mental illness, and unstable home environment/poor outpatient reliability

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How to Choose the Right Medications for Alcohol Use Disorder

January 1, 2025

Daniel Carlat, MD, Michael Weaver, MD, FASAM, and Talia Puzantian, PharmD, BCPP

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This fact sheet is specifically for long-term medication treatment to decrease use and to prevent relapse.

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How to Choose a Benzodiazepine for Alcohol Withdrawal

January 1, 2025

Daniel Carlat, MD, Michael Weaver, MD, FASAM, and Talia Puzantian, PharmD, BCPP

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There are many benzodiazepines to choose from.