1) Alprazolam 2) Ativan 3) Chlordiazepoxide 4) Diazepam 5) Estazolam 6) Halcion 7) Libritabs 8) Librium 9) Lorazepam 10) Midazolam 11) Nitrazepam 12) Prosom 13) Restoril 14) Temazepam 15) Triazolam 16) Valium 17) Xanax
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1) Antianxiety drug 2) Anxiolytic 3) Anxiolytic drug 4) Depressant 5) Downer 6) Minor tranquilizer 7) Minor tranquilliser 8) Minor tranquillizer 9) Muscle relaxant 10) Sedative 11) Sedative drug
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A benzodiazepine n (sometimes colloquially `benzo`; often abbreviated `BZD`) is a psychoactive drug whose core chemical structure is the fusion of a benzene ring and a diazepine ring. The first such drug, chlordiazepoxide (Librium), was discovered accidentally by Leo Sternbach in 1955, and made available in 1960 by Hoffmann–La Roche, which h...
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(from the article `drug`) Rapid, safe, and well-controlled anesthesia can be obtained by the intravenous administration of depressants of the central nervous system, such as ... The benzodiazepines have become the drugs of choice for acute anxiety. The first to be developed was chlordiazepoxide (Librium [trademark]), followed ... ......
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<pharmacology> A class of drug widely used in medical practice as CNS depressants, for example diazepam (the tranquilliser Valium). Enhance the inhibitory action of GABA by modulating GABAA receptors. ... (06 Aug 1998) ...
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(ben″zo-di-az´ә-pēn) any of a group of drugs having a common molecular structure and similar pharmacological activities, including antianxiety, muscle relaxing, and sedative and hypnotic effects.
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A class of anti-anxiety medication.
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Drugs widely used in medical practice as CNS depressants, eg. diazepam (the tranquilliser Valium). Enhance the inhibitory action of GABA by modulating GABAA receptors.
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Type: Term Pronunciation: ben′zō-dī-az′ĕ-pēn Definitions: 1. Parent compound for the synthesis of a number of psychoactive compounds (diazepam, chlordiazepoxide). 2. A class of compounds with antianxiety, hypnotic, anticonvulsant, and skeletal muscle relaxant properties.
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n] - any of several similar lipophilic amines used as tranquilizers or sedatives or hypnotics or muscle relaxants
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noun any of several similar lipophilic amines used as tranquilizers or sedatives or hypnotics or muscle relaxants; chronic use can lead to dependency
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Any of a group of mood-altering drugs (tranquillizers), for example Librium and Valium. They are addictive and interfere with the process by which information is transmitted between brain cells, and various side effects arise from continued use. They were originally developed as muscle relaxants, and then excessively prescribed in the West as a...
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any of a family of minor tranquilizers that act against anxiety and convulsions and produce sedation and muscle relaxation.
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