Flumazenil
Clinical data
Drug class

Benzodiazepine

Uses

Benzodiazepine reversal

Routes of administration

IV, IM, IN

Dosage
Adult dosing
  • 0.2 mg IV q1m (max 1 mg total)
  • 2 mL of 0.1 mg/mL
Indication 
Benzodiazepine reversal
Route 
Intravenous
Preparation 
0.1 mg/mL

  • If sedation recurs, repeat reversal q20m
  • Max 0.2 mg/min or 3 mg/hr
  • Adjust dosing in hepatic impairment
  • Seizures may occur in chronic benzodiazepine users and patients with epilepsy

Pharmacodynamics
Mechanism of action

GABAA antagonism

Pharmacokinetics
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