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What prompts you to consider prescribing different formulations of benzodiazepines for a seizure rescue medication?

E.g., nasal, rectal, buccal.
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What is your preferred delivery method for seizure rescue medication?

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Neurology · University of Rochester Medical Center
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I take care of adults with epilepsy, so I can't speak to the pediatric population well. For patients, with prolonged GTCs or clusters of seizures and who were previously prescribed rectal diazepam, I have transitioned many of them to nasal rescue medications with good effect and feedback from caregi...

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Neurology · Kaiser Permanente
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Nasal treatment works very well, is easy to use, and is cost-effective.

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