flurazepam

flurazepam

 [floor-az´ĕ-pam]

a benzodiazepine used as a sedative and hypnotic for treatment of insomnia; administered orally as the hydrochloride salt.

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flurazepam

(flo͝o-răz′ə-păm′)

n.

A benzodiazepine drug, C₂₁H₂₃ClFN₃O, used especially in its hydrochloride form to treat insomnia.

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flurazepam

Dalmane Pharmacology A benzodiazepine sedative and hypnotic; it is rapidly metabolized to desalkylflurazepam

McGraw-Hill Concise Dictionary of Modern Medicine. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

flurazepam

A long-acting BENZODIAZEPINE drug. A brand name is Dalmane.

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