15th March 2024

A 47-year-old man presents to the emergency department with confusion, agitation, palpitations and visual hallucinations.

A 47-year-old man presents to the emergency department with confusion, agitation, palpitations and visual hallucinations. 6-hours post-admission he begins to describe the sensation of insects crawling underneath his skin. He has a past medical history of cirrhosis secondary to severe alcohol dependence. He has been started on management for delirium tremens. His BM is 3.8. The nurse is about to start IV glucose. 

Prescribe one drug that should be administered first