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ox·az·e·pam

 (ŏk-săz′ə-păm′)
n.
A benzodiazepine drug, C15H11ClN2O2, used to treat anxiety and alcohol withdrawal.

[(hydr)ox(y) + (di)azepam.]
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oxazepam

(ɒksˈæzəˌpæm)
n
(Medicine) a drug used to relieve anxiety
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Noun1.oxazepam - a tranquilizing drug (trade name Serax) used to treat anxiety and insomnia and alcohol withdrawal
antianxiety drug, anxiolytic, anxiolytic drug, minor tranquilizer, minor tranquilliser, minor tranquillizer - a tranquilizer used to relieve anxiety and reduce tension and irritability
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(7,8) The treatment of urinary oxazepam by [beta]-glucuronidase enzyme preparations results in the production of nordiazepam (desmethyldiazepam) artifacts.
(16) A benzodiazepine (lorazepam, oxazepam) may be used for infrequent agitation.
Lozano-Chaves [15] applied modified carbon-paste electrodes as sensors for the determination of diazepam and its metabolites temazepam and oxazepam in biological fluids.
Researchers and specialty pharmaceutical company Embera NeuroTherapeutics, Inc., have been examining the link between stress and addiction as they study whether a combination of the benzodiazepine oxazepam and the Cortisol synthesis inhibitor metyrapone could become the breakthrough drug for cocaine dependence.
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Premedication (oxazepam), induction (propofol, sufentanil, and rocuronium), and maintenance (sevoflurane, N2O) of anesthesia were uneventful.