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flurazepam, n. Pharm.|flʊəˈreɪzɪpæm, -ˈræz-|
[f. fluoro- + *-azepam.]
A long-acting benzodiazepine, C21H23ClFN3O , with sedative properties, which is widely prescribed (usu. in tablet form as the hydrochloride) as a hypnotic.
1968Jrnl. Amer. Med. Assoc. 27 May 813/2 (table) Flurazepam hydrochloride. 1981M. C. Gerald Pharmacol. (ed. 2) xi. 204 In 1976 approximately one-half of all prescriptions for hypnotic agents filled in American retail pharmacies were for flurazepam. 1990Life Sciences XLVI. 519 In a previous study.., extracellular recording of the spontaneous discharge of neurons in the pars reticulata of substantia nigra..was used to measure tolerance to flurazepam.., a BZ receptor agonist. |