Chapter 44 - Withdrawal warriors battle with barbs! Phenobarbital as a treatment for alcohol withdrawal

Is it possible that the cutting edge therapy for alcohol withdrawal care is one of the older tools in our bag? Possibly! In this chapter, one of the rising stars, Dr. Brandy Hernandez, Emergency Pharmacist, discusses the case for phenobarbital for helping patients for with their acute alcohol withdrawal symptoms. Find out when it may be preferable, what we don’t know yet, what the pitfalls are, and more!