BenZoDiazepine
Key Facts
Abbreviation
BZD
Pronunciation
/ˌbɛnzoʊdiˈæzəpin/
Category
Medical
Related Field
Hospitals
Examples in Context
- Another change is the rise of tranquillisers such as benzodiazepine and diazepam.
- An antianxiety agent ( trade name Xanax ) of the benzodiazepine class.
- Objective : To investigate the benzodiazepine use patterns for treating mental patients in hospital.
- The MISPE method was demonstrated to be applicable to the analysis of diazepam metabolites and other benzodiazepine drugs, in addition to diazepam itself.
- Other benzodiazepine receptors, not linked to GABA, are present in the kidney, colon, blood cells and adrenal cortex and these may also be affected by some benzodiazepines.
Other meanings of BZD
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