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US
/ˌbɛnzoʊdiˈæzəpin/
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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
How To Use benzodiazepine In A Sentence
- When the benzodiazepine receptor is stimulated, the sensitivity of the GABA receptor complex for GABA is increased and prolonged. Flumanazil
- Drugs for which subjects were tested included cocaine, opiates, marijuana, phencyclidine, benzodiazepines, methaqualone, methadone, propoxyphene, barbiturates, and amphetamines.
- The potential teratogenicity of benzodiazepines remains controversial, but a recent meta-analysis suggested a twofold increase, at most, in the risk of orofacial clefts.
- This drug is in a class of medications called benzodiazepines. Hollye Harrington Jacobs: Breast Cancer Chemotherapy 1st Cycle, Round 2
- Other pharmacological options include antidepressants and benzodiazepines.
- There is, in fact, evidence that benzodiazepines are of greater benefit when used to treat either patients with moderate to high levels of anxiety or dysphoria.
- PERPER: What we found, however, were about nine prescription medications in her blood, including three medications which are against anxiety and depression (INAUDIBLE) benzodiazepine, that included Klonopin, Valium and Ativan -- Klonopin, Valium and Ativan -- and also an antihistaminic, benadryl. CNN Transcript Mar 26, 2007
- In 2004, Goldenberg et al published results from an extensive literature search of fibromyalgia treatment trials and found no evidence for efficacy of opioids, corticosteroids, NSAIDs, benzodiazepines and nonbenzodiazepine hypnotics, melatonin, calcitonin, thyroid hormone, guaifenesin, dehydroepiandrosterone or magnesium. Dana Ullman: Exploring the Research on Homeopathic Treatment for Fibromyalgia
- Gerbstadt says some foods could theoretically work by mimicking powerful and potentially dangerous drugs such as benzodiazepine that boost the action of the brain chemical gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) in the central nervous system. Do you know which of these will help you sleep?
- Patients rarely develop tolerance to benzodiazepines used as hypnotics.