Oxazepam

Oxazepam is a short-to-intermediate-acting <a href="/facts/Benzodiazepine/IgbJr4jy">benzodiazepine</a>. Oxazepam is used for the treatment of <a href="/facts/Anxiety/Geekl883">anxiety</a>, <a href="/facts/Insomnia/C1TnQTb2">insomnia</a>, and to control symptoms of <a href="/facts/Alcohol_withdrawal_syndrome/FRX036Vk">alcohol withdrawal syndrome</a>.
It is a metabolite of <a href="/facts/Diazepam/h7lIGqkM">diazepam</a>, <a href="/facts/Prazepam/KV2KUWwU">prazepam</a>, and <a href="/facts/Temazepam/T7vlUvQK">temazepam</a>, and has moderate <a href="/facts/Amnesic/PaMeGJH7">amnesic</a>, <a href="/facts/Anxiolytic/uEWpGca9">anxiolytic</a>, <a href="/facts/Anticonvulsant/uR8cxJbj">anticonvulsant</a>, <a href="/facts/Hypnotic/0SBVYkMe">hypnotic</a>, <a href="/facts/Sedative/JWzvq66P">sedative</a>, and <a href="/facts/Skeletal_muscle_relaxant/9jtlSa90">skeletal muscle relaxant</a> properties compared to other benzodiazepines.
It was patented in 1962 and approved for medical use in 1964.

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Oxazepam