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estazolam

estazolam

9.9
A medicine a doctor prescribes to help people sleep
  • noun
  • /ˌɛstəˈzoʊləm/
  • Specialized
translation icon : estazolam
  • The doctor prescribed estazolam for her insomnia.

Examples

  • Patients taking estazolam are advised to avoid operating heavy machinery.

  • She consulted her physician before starting a course of estazolam.

  • The doctor prescribed estazolam to help him manage his insomnia.

  • Many patients find estazolam effective for sleep issues.

  • The doctor prescribed estazolam to help him manage his insomnia.

  • She consulted her physician before starting a course of estazolam.

  • Patients taking estazolam are advised to avoid operating heavy machinery.

Synonyms

sleeping pill
vsestazolam
45 2.9

A tablet you take to help you fall asleep

is a specific prescription benzodiazepine drug used for that purpose
ProSom
vsestazolam
  • Specialized
7.9

A sleeping pill with estazolam that doctors give to help people sleep

is the chemical active ingredient rather than the marketed brand

Surface Forms

estazolam singular
estazolams plural

Etymology

The word estazolam is a modern chemical name made from parts used in medicine; the ending -zolam is common in several benzodiazepine sleep drugs like triazolam, so a helpful way to remember estazolam is that it is a benzodiazepine 'sleeping pill'.