Benzodiazepine equivalent doses
Benzodiazepine equivalent doses express each drug — for example diazepam, lorazepam and alprazolam — as a diazepam-milligram-equivalent from a peer-reviewed algorithm, intended only as the starting point of a gradual, supervised taper; educational, not a prescription or a one-time substitution.
Reference table
Each drug expressed as the dose equivalent to diazepam 5 mg, from a peer-reviewed diazepam-equivalent algorithm — the starting point of a gradual, supervised taper, not a one-time swap. Educational, not a prescription.
| Drug | Equivalent dose |
|---|---|
| Diazepam | 5 mg |
| Alprazolam | 0.5 mg |
| Chlordiazepoxide | 12.5 mg |
| Clobazam | 10 mg |
| Clonazepam | 0.5 mg |
| Clorazepate | 7.5 mg |
| Estazolam | 0.7 mg |
| Flurazepam | 15 mg |
| Lorazepam | 1 mg |
| Oxazepam | 15 mg |
| Temazepam | 10 mg |
| Triazolam | 0.3 mg |
Common switches
Diazepam to Lorazepam
Diazepam 5 mg maps to about 1 mg of Lorazepam (modeled estimate, educational — not a prescription).
Alprazolam to Diazepam
Alprazolam 0.5 mg maps to about 5 mg of Diazepam (modeled estimate, educational — not a prescription).
Lorazepam to Diazepam
Lorazepam 1 mg maps to about 5 mg of Diazepam (modeled estimate, educational — not a prescription).