Patent ID: 9301963
Filing Date: 2016-04-05
CPC Classification: A61K,A61P

Claim Text:
1. A method of gradual withdrawal from diazepam dependency while reducing withdrawal symptom intensity, comprising: (1) reducing a current dosage of diazepam by 0.01 mg per day for 10 to 14 days; (2) increasing said daily dosage reduction by 0.01 mg from 0.01 mg to 0.02 mg per day of diazepam for a cycle of 10 to 14 days; (3) repeating said 0.01 mg per day increase in daily dosage reduction per cycle of 10 to 14 days until the daily dosage of diazepam reaches 0.0 mg; wherein a liquid formulation of diazepam is used and wherein the maximum daily dosage reduction of diazepam is 0.1 mg per day to 0.17 mg per day; and wherein at any time during treatment if a decreased dosage causes a rise in symptom intensity, returning to the previous acceptable dosage reduction and maintaining said dosage reduction until withdrawal symptoms increase or the daily dosage of diazepam reaches 0.0 mg.