Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A benzodiazepine drug, C15H11ClN2O2, used to treat insomnia and alcohol withdrawal.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun A benzodiazepine drug used to treat anxiety, insomnia, and alcohol withdrawal.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun a tranquilizing drug (trade name Serax) used to treat anxiety and insomnia and alcohol withdrawal

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[(hydr)ox(y) + (di)azepam.]

Support

Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word oxazepam.

Examples

  • One study compared passionflower with a drug called oxazepam, which is similar to Valium or Ativan.

    The Chemistry of Calm M.D. Henry Emmons 2010

  • He knows about the studies that show how oxazepam works better at treating anxiety if the tablet is green, and better for depression if yellow.

    The Redleys Matt Haig 2010

  • He knows about the studies that show how oxazepam works better at treating anxiety if the tablet is green, and better for depression if yellow.

    The Redleys Matt Haig 2010

  • He knows about the studies that show how oxazepam works better at treating anxiety if the tablet is green, and better for depression if yellow.

    The Redleys Matt Haig 2010

  • He knows about the studies that show how oxazepam works better at treating anxiety if the tablet is green, and better for depression if yellow.

    The Redleys Matt Haig 2010

  • And the other drug belongs to the oxazepam (ph) family.

    CNN Transcript Jul 24, 2009 2009

  • July 16th, 2008 at 6: 27 pm oxazepam valium says: valium valium and pregnancy

    Think Progress » Following Michelle Malkin’s lead, Rep. Tom Tancredo 2005

  • You know, the drugs that they show -- nordiaezepam and tamazepam and oxazepam -- those are three metabolites of diazepam, Valium.

    CNN Transcript Mar 26, 2007 2007

  • This agent was not described as metabolite in report, but it should be noted that diazepam breaks down into oxazepam.

    Anna Nicole Smith Autopsy: Abused Growth Hormone, Killed by Sleeping Aid. 2007

  • Alprazolam and oxazepam are generally equivalent with weak but broad-spectrum properties; lorazepam has significant anxiolytic and anticonvulsant properties; temazepam is used primarily as a hypnotic.

    The Neuropsychiatric Guide to Modern Everyday Psychiatry Michael Alan Taylor 1993

Comments

Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.