Assertion: benzodiazepine's doctor | /r/CapableOf | change prescription
Facets:
value: to a long-acting benzodiazepine
type: OTHER
value: from a short-acting
type: OTHER
value: to a longer-acting sedative
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
Source sentences:
text: Tapering off of a benzo generally involves a doctor prescribing increasingly smaller amounts of the drug over time or changing prescriptions to a longer-acting sedative.
text: Physical dependence can be treated on an outpatient basisover a period of months as the overseeing doctor changes the prescription from a short-acting to a long-acting benzodiazepine and/or slowly tapers down the dose.