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Diazepam
Essential medicine status
Section:
24. Medicines for mental and behavioural disorders 24.3. Medicines for anxiety disorders
ATC codes: N05BA01
Indication
Anxiety ICD11 code: MB62
INN
Diazepam
Medicine type
Chemical agent
List type
Core
Formulations
Oral > Solid: 5 mg (scored) ; 2 mg (scored)
EML status history
First added in 1977 (TRS 615)
Changed in 1979 (TRS 641)
Changed in 1991 (TRS 825)
Changed in 1993 (TRS 850)
Changed in 2007 (TRS 950)
Sex
All
Age
Adolescents and adults
Therapeutic alternatives
Medicines within the same pharmacological class can be used
Therapeutic alternatives limitations
Any long-acting benzodiazepine (half-life> 12 hours) can be used
Patent information
Patents have expired in most jurisdictions
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Summary of evidence and Expert Committee recommendations
The EMLc Subcommittee considered the need for medicines for the management of generalized anxiety and sleep disorders in children and decided that this section should be reviewed. No medicines were added to the EMLc at this time for the treatment of anxiety disorders.