What Every Pharmacist Should Know About Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome

You see the order for a "banana bag" and a high-dose benzodiazepine taper, and you know what's coming: alcohol withdrawal. As one of the few truly fatal withdrawal syndromes, the stakes are high. It's time to get comfortable with the chaos. Let tl;dr give you the tools and pearls you need to confidently manage this emergency.

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