Other uses

Thiopental is commonly used for the induction of anesthesia, and certain benzodiazepines (eg, diazepam, midazolam) are used as components of anesthesia protocols including those used in day surgery. Special uses include the management of seizure disorders (eg, clonazepam, phenobarbital) and bipolar disorder (eg, clonazepam) and treatment of muscle spasticity (eg, diazepam). Longer acting benzodiazepines (eg, chlordiazepoxide, diazepam) are used in the management of withdrawal states in persons physiologically dependent on ethanol and other sedative-hypnotics.