Diazepam
Valium, Diastat, Diastat AcuDial, Valtoco, and generics
Benzodiazepine; anxiolytic, anticonvulsant
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- Tabs: 2, 5, 10 mg
- Oral solution: 1 mg/mL, 5 mg/mL; contains 19% alcohol
- Injection: 5 mg/mL (2, 10 mL); contains 40% propylene glycol, 10% alcohol, 5% sodium benzoate, and 1.5% benzyl alcohol
- Intramuscular auto-injector: 5 mg/mL (2 mL); contains 40% propylene glycol, 10% alcohol, 5% sodium benzoate, and 1.5% benzyl alcohol
- Rectal gel:
- Pediatric rectal gel (Diastat and generics): 2.5 mg (5 mg/mL concentration with 4.4 cm rectal tip delivery system; contains 10% alcohol, 1.5% benzyl alcohol, sodium benzoate, and propylene glycol); in twin packs
- Pediatric/Adult rectal gel (Diastat AcuDial and generics):
- 4.4 cm rectal tip delivery system (pediatric/adult): 10 mg (5 mg/mL, delivers set doses of either 5, 7.5, or 10 mg); contains 10% alcohol, 1.5% benzyl alcohol, sodium benzoate, and propylene glycol; in twin packs
- 6 cm rectal tip delivery system (adult): 20 mg (5 mg/mL, delivers set doses of either 12.5, 15, 17.5, 20 mg); contains 10% alcohol, 1.5% benzyl alcohol, sodium benzoate, and propylene glycol; in twin packs
- Nasal spray:
- Valtoco:5 mg/0.1 mL, 7.5 mg/0.1 mL, 10 mg/0.1 mL (in 2 individual blister packs with one nasal spray device in each blister pack); contains alcohol and benzyl alcohol
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Citation
Hughes, Helen K., and Lauren K. Kahl, editors. "Diazepam." Harriet Lane Handbook Harriet Lane Handbook, 23rd ed., Elsevier, 2024. Harriet Lane, www.unboundmedicine.com/harrietlane/view/Harriet_Lane_Handbook/309122/2/Diazepam.
Diazepam. In: Hughes HKH, Kahl LKL, eds. Harriet Lane Handbook Harriet Lane Handbook. Elsevier; 2024. https://www.unboundmedicine.com/harrietlane/view/Harriet_Lane_Handbook/309122/2/Diazepam. Accessed October 1, 2026.
Diazepam. (2024). In Hughes, H. K., & Kahl, L. K. (Eds.), Harriet Lane Handbook Harriet Lane Handbook (23rd ed.). Elsevier. https://www.unboundmedicine.com/harrietlane/view/Harriet_Lane_Handbook/309122/2/Diazepam
Diazepam [Internet]. In: Hughes HKH, Kahl LKL, eds. Harriet Lane Handbook Harriet Lane Handbook. Elsevier; 2024. [cited 2026 October 01]. Available from: https://www.unboundmedicine.com/harrietlane/view/Harriet_Lane_Handbook/309122/2/Diazepam.
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