flurazepamn.
/flʊəˈreɪzɪpam//flʊəˈrazɪpam/ Pharmacology.
A long-acting benzodiazepine, C21H23ClFN3O, with sedative properties, which is widely prescribed (usually in tablet form as the hydrochloride) as a hypnotic.
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the world > health and disease > healing > medicines or physic > medicines for specific purpose > sedatives, antispasmodics, etc. > [noun] > hypnotic > specific drugs
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flurazepam1968
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1968 Jrnl. Amer. Med. Assoc. 27 May 813/2 (table) Flurazepam hydrochloride.
1981 M. 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.
1990 Life Sci. 46 519 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.
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