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  • noun a frequently prescribed benzodiazepine (trade name Restoril); takes effect slowly and lasts long enough to help those people who wake up frequently during the night

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Examples

  • The most common drugs prescribed for short-term treatment of insomnia are benzodiazepines such as temazepam (sold under the brand name Restoril), flurazepam (Dalmane), and triazolam (Halcion).

    Our Bodies, Ourselves: Menopause M.D. Vivian Pinn 2006

  • The most common drugs prescribed for short-term treatment of insomnia are benzodiazepines such as temazepam (sold under the brand name Restoril), flurazepam (Dalmane), and triazolam (Halcion).

    Our Bodies, Ourselves: Menopause M.D. Vivian Pinn 2006

  • The most common drugs prescribed for short-term treatment of insomnia are benzodiazepines such as temazepam (sold under the brand name Restoril), flurazepam (Dalmane), and triazolam (Halcion).

    Our Bodies, Ourselves: Menopause M.D. Vivian Pinn 2006

  • The most common drugs prescribed for short-term treatment of insomnia are benzodiazepines such as temazepam (sold under the brand name Restoril), flurazepam (Dalmane), and triazolam (Halcion).

    Our Bodies, Ourselves: Menopause M.D. Vivian Pinn 2006

  • Drugs often prescribed for sleep problems, such as Restoril, or for anxiety, such as Xanax and other benzodiazepines, are generally safe on their own.

    When Mixing 2008

  • I shall return when my Restoril wears off and these tiny letters on my iPhone ate easier to manage.

    Wilkie Collins’ No Name « Tales from the Reading Room 2009

  • With a prescription sleeping pill like Ambien, Restoril, Lunesta, they work by hitting even more areas of the brain -- the hypothalamus, the brain stem, the cortex.

    CNN Transcript Jul 2, 2009 2009

  • He had Klonopin, (ph) Restoril (ph), Valium, multiple benzodiazepines (ph) in oral form at his bedside.

    CNN Transcript Aug 24, 2009 2009

  • With a prescription sleeping pill, like Ambien, Restoril, Lunesta, they work by hitting even more areas of the brain, the hypothalamus, the brain stem, the cortex.

    CNN Transcript Jul 1, 2009 2009

  • The longer acting drugs, the benzodiazepines (Ativan, Valium, Restoril), are more likely to get you through the night, but may also leave you hungover the next day, since they hang around the system longer.

    Gayle Greene: To Med or Not to Med 2009

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