triazolam
IPA: traɪˈæzoʊɫʌm
noun
- (organic chemistry, pharmacology) A benzodiazepine C₁₇H₁₂Cl₂N₄ used as a sleep-inducing agent in the short-term treatment of insomnia.
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Examples of "triazolam" in Sentences
- Caffeine reduces the effectiveness of triazolam.
- Triazolam has anticonvulsant effects on brain function.
- Triazolam produced a decrease in delta activity in rats.
- Triazolam belongs to the Pregnancy Category X of the FDA.
- Regular use of triazolam may cause a hypnotic drug dependence.
- Zombie dust is a drug cocktail composed of Triazolam and Cocaine.
- Daytime withdrawal symptoms are commonly associated with triazolam.
- It is a brand name for a benzodiazepine derivative called triazolam.
- Day time withdrawal symptoms are commonly associated with triazolam.
- The reference doesn't talk about temazepam, nitrazepam and triazolam.
- Atripla should not be taken with bepridil, cisapride, midazolam, pimozide, triazolam, or ergot derivatives due to a contraindication with efavirenz.
- 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).
- 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 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.
- 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);
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