Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A benzodiazepine drug, C15H11ClN2O2, used to treat insomnia and alcohol withdrawal.
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- noun A
benzodiazepine drug used to treatanxiety ,insomnia , andalcohol withdrawal .
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- 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
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Examples
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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And the other drug belongs to the oxazepam (ph) family.
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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
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You know, the drugs that they show -- nordiaezepam and tamazepam and oxazepam -- those are three metabolites of diazepam, Valium.
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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
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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
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