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  2. List of benzodiazepines - Wikipedia

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    The tables below contain a sample list of benzodiazepines and benzodiazepine analogs that are commonly prescribed, with their basic pharmacological characteristics, such as half-life and equivalent doses to other benzodiazepines, also listed, along with their trade names and primary uses.

  3. Equianalgesic - Wikipedia

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    Equianalgesic charts are used for calculation of an equivalent dose (a dose which would offer an equal amount of analgesia) between different analgesics. [1] Tables of this general type are also available for NSAIDs , benzodiazepines , depressants , stimulants , anticholinergics and others.

  4. Benzodiazepine - Wikipedia

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    Benzodiazepines (BZD, BDZ, BZs), colloquially known as "benzos", are a class of depressant drugs whose core chemical structure is the fusion of a benzene ring and a diazepine ring. They are prescribed to treat conditions such as anxiety disorders, insomnia, and seizures.

  5. List of psychotropic medications - Wikipedia

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    Librium (chlordiazepoxide) – a benzodiazepine used to treat acute alcohol withdrawal; Lithobid, Eskalith – a mood stabilizer; Loxam (escitalopram) – an antidepressant of the SSRI class; Lunesta (eszopiclone) – a non-benzodiazepine hypnotic; Luvox (fluvoxamine) – an antidepressant of the SSRI class

  6. Anticonvulsant - Wikipedia

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    The benzodiazepines are a class of drugs with hypnotic, anxiolytic, anticonvulsive, amnestic and muscle relaxant properties. Benzodiazepines act as a central nervous system depressant. The relative strength of each of these properties in any given benzodiazepine varies greatly and influences the indications for which it is prescribed.

  7. Category:Benzodiazepines - Wikipedia

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    It should only contain pages that are benzodiazepine compounds or lists of benzodiazepine compounds, as well as subcategories containing those things (themselves set categories). Topics about benzodiazepine compounds in general should be placed in relevant topic categories .

  8. Loprazolam - Wikipedia

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    The differences between the two are likely due to the differing elimination half-lives of the two drugs. [10] [11] These results would suggest that loprazolam and possibly other benzodiazepines should be prescribed for 1–2 weeks rather than 2–4 weeks to reduce the risk of physical dependence, withdrawal, and rebound phenomenon. Withdrawal ...

  9. Drug class - Wikipedia

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    A drug class is a group of medications and other compounds that share similar chemical structures, act through the same mechanism of action (i.e., binding to the same biological target), have similar modes of action, and/or are used to treat similar diseases.