Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A hypnotic agent of the benzodiazepine class prescribed in the short-term treatment of insomnia.

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  • noun A thienodiazepine drug with anxiolytic, anticonvulsant and sedative properties.

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  • noun a form of benzodiazepine (trade name Halcion) frequently prescribed as a sleeping pill; usually given to people who have trouble falling asleep

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[tri– + azol(e) + (diazep)am.]

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Examples

  • The most common drugs prescribed for short-term treatment of insomnia are benzodiazepines such as temazepam (sold under the brand name Restoril), flurazepam (Dalmane), and triazolam (Halcion).

    Our Bodies, Ourselves: Menopause M.D. Vivian Pinn 2006

  • The most common drugs prescribed for short-term treatment of insomnia are benzodiazepines such as temazepam (sold under the brand name Restoril), flurazepam (Dalmane), and triazolam (Halcion).

    Our Bodies, Ourselves: Menopause M.D. Vivian Pinn 2006

  • The most common drugs prescribed for short-term treatment of insomnia are benzodiazepines such as temazepam (sold under the brand name Restoril), flurazepam (Dalmane), and triazolam (Halcion).

    Our Bodies, Ourselves: Menopause M.D. Vivian Pinn 2006

  • The most common drugs prescribed for short-term treatment of insomnia are benzodiazepines such as temazepam (sold under the brand name Restoril), flurazepam (Dalmane), and triazolam (Halcion).

    Our Bodies, Ourselves: Menopause M.D. Vivian Pinn 2006

  • Thus, if used as a bedtime hypnotic, triazolam should be given in the lowest possible doses; the above state likely is dose related, rather than a specific pharmacologic response to triazolam.

    The Neuropsychiatric Guide to Modern Everyday Psychiatry Michael Alan Taylor 1993

  • The drugs of choice are triazolam in the short-acting subgroup; lorazepam in the intermediate-acting subgroup; and in the long-acting subgroup, chlordiazepoxide or diazepam for withdrawal states and diazepam for everything else.

    The Neuropsychiatric Guide to Modern Everyday Psychiatry Michael Alan Taylor 1993

  • People should not take the following medicines with Norvir because they can cause serious or life-threatening problems such as irregular heartbeat, breathing difficulties or excessive sleepiness: Cordarone® (amiodarone); ergotamine, ergonovine, methylergonovine, and dihydroergotamine such as Cafergot®, Migranal®, D.H.E. 45® and others; Halcion® (triazolam);

    WebWire | Recent Headlines 2010

  • People should not take the following medicines with Norvir because they can cause serious or life-threatening problems such as irregular heartbeat, breathing difficulties or excessive sleepiness: Cordarone® (amiodarone); ergotamine, ergonovine, methylergonovine, and dihydroergotamine such as Cafergot®, Migranal®, D.H.E. 45® and others; Halcion® (triazolam);

    BioSpace.com Featured News and Stories 2010

  • Atripla should not be taken with bepridil, cisapride, midazolam, pimozide, triazolam, or ergot derivatives due to a contraindication with efavirenz.

    Business Wire Travel News 2010

  • People should not take the following medicines with Norvir because they can cause serious or life-threatening problems such as irregular heartbeat, breathing difficulties or excessive sleepiness: Cordarone® (amiodarone); ergotamine, ergonovine, methylergonovine, and dihydroergotamine such as Cafergot®, Migranal®, D.H.E. 45® and others; Halcion® (triazolam);

    BioSpace.com Featured News and Stories 2010

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