PEDIATRICS Vol. 48 No. 4 October 1971, pp. 523-527
This Article
Right arrow Full Text (PDF)
Right arrow P3Rs: Submit a response
Right arrow Alert me when this article is cited
Right arrow Alert me when P3Rs are posted
Right arrow Alert me if a correction is posted
Right arrow Citation Map
Services
Right arrow E-mail this article to a friend
Right arrow Similar articles in this journal
Right arrow Similar articles in PubMed
Right arrow Alert me to new issues of the journal
Right arrow Add to My File Cabinet
Right arrow Download to citation manager
Right arrow reprints & permissions
Citing Articles
Right arrow Citing Articles via HighWire
Right arrow Citing Articles via CrossRef
Right arrow Citing Articles via Google Scholar
Google Scholar
Right arrow Articles by Nathenson, G.
Right arrow Articles by Litt, I. F.
Right arrow Search for Related Content
PubMed
Right arrow PubMed Citation
Right arrow Articles by Nathenson, G.
Right arrow Articles by Litt, I. F.

DIAZEPAM IN THE MANAGEMENT OF THE NEONATAL NARCOTIC WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME

Gerald Nathenson M.D.1, Gerald S. Golden M.D.1, and Iris F. Litt M.D.1

1 Department of Pediatrics and Division of Neurology, Montefiore Hospital and Medical Center, and Morrisania City Hospital, Bronx, New York

Diazepam appears to be a safe and effective drug for the treatment of neonatal narcotic withdrawal symptoms. Control may be quickly achieved with a short course of therapy without serious side effects or the occurrence of rebound symptoms when the therapy is discontinued.

Submitted on December 21, 1970
Accepted on March 2, 1971




This article has been cited by other articles:


Home page
 NeoReviewsHome page
J. J. Riviello Jr
Pharmacology Review: Drug Therapy for Neonatal Seizures: Part 1
NeoReviews, May 1, 2004; 5(5): e215 - e220.
[Full Text] [PDF]

Home page
 Arch. Dis. Child. Fetal Neonatal Ed.Home page
K Johnson, C Gerada, and A Greenough
Treatment of neonatal abstinence syndrome
Arch. Dis. Child. Fetal Neonatal Ed., January 1, 2003; 88(1): F2 - 5.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Home page
 PediatricsHome page
Committee on Drugs
Neonatal Drug Withdrawal.
Pediatrics, June 1, 1998; 101(6): 1079 - 1079.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Home page
 CLIN PEDIATRHome page
P. J. Lipsitz
A Proposed Narcotic Withdrawal Score for Use with Newborn Infants: A Pragmatic Evaluation of Its Efficacy
Clinical Pediatrics, June 1, 1975; 14(6): 592 - 594.
[PDF]

Home page
 CLIN PEDIATRHome page
F. Rahbar
Observations on Methadone Withdrawal in 16 Neonates
Clinical Pediatrics, April 1, 1975; 14(4): 369 - 371.
[PDF]