flurazepam
9.8
A sleeping pill doctors prescribe for people who have long term trouble sleeping
- noun
- /flʊˈræzɪˌpæm/
- Specialized
:
flurazepam
- The doctor recommended flurazepam to help manage her sleep disturbances.
Examples
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Many users report feeling more rested after taking flurazepam before bedtime.
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However, the active metabolite of quazepam is N-desalkyl-flurazepam, the same active metabolite as flurazepam, and the half-life is between 40 and 114 hours.
Academic text (2006) -
Flurazepam is often prescribed for patients struggling with chronic flurazepam.
Synonyms
2
9.9
A medicine given by a doctor that helps people who have trouble sleeping fall asleep
is the chemical or generic drug name rather than the brand
9.1
A strong medicine people take at night to help them sleep
is the common drug name used with a trade label
Compounds
Surface Forms
flurazepam singular
flurazepams plural
Etymology
Flurazepam combines fluor (as in 'fluoride') and -azepam (a common ending in calming medicines like diazepam). So the name suggests a fluorine-containing drug from the sleeping-pill family, which is why flurazepam is used to help people sleep.