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BENZODIAZEPINE DRUG INDEX
DRUG NAMES & INFORMATION
BENZODIAZEPINES BY NAME:
alprazolam (Xanax, Xanor, Tafil) flunitrazepam (Rohypnol) midazolam, (Versed, Hypnovel, Dormicum) bromazepam (Lexotan, Lexomil) flurazepam (Dalmane) nitrazepam (Mogadon, Insoma, Nitrados) chlordiazepoxide (Librium, Nova-Pam) halazepam (Paxipam) oxazepam (Serax, Serapax, Serenid, Benzotran) clobazam (Frisium) ketazolam (Anxon) prazepam (Centrax) clonazepam (Klonopin, Rivotril) loprazolam (Dormonoct) quazepam (Doral) clorazepate (Tranxene) lorazepam (Ativan, Tavor, Temesta) temazepam (Restoril, Euhypnos, Normison, Sompam) diazepam (Valium, D-Pam, Pro-Pam) lormetazepam (Noctamid) triazolam (Halcion, Hypam, Tricam) estazolam (ProSom) medazepam (Nobrium) SOME LESSER KNOWN BENZODIAZEPINES:
adinazolam, bretazenil, brotizolam, camazepam, cinolazepam, clotiazepam, cloxazolam, delorazepam, etizolam, fludiazepam, haloxazolam, oxazolam, nimetazepam, nordazepam, phenazepam, pinazepam, tetrazepam, tofisopam. Also Librax / Libraxin (a combination of chlordiazepoxide and clidinium).
Z DRUGS - NON-BENZODIAZEPINE HYPNOTICS:
zopiclone (Zimovane, Imovane) - cyclopyrrolone derivative
zaleplon (Sonata) - pyrazolopyrimidine
zolpidem (Stilnoct) - imidazopyridine
eszopiclone (Lunesta) - pyrrolopyrazine derivative of the cyclopyrrolone classThere is a more descriptive list of Benzodiazepines and Z drugs with brand names from all around the world at Non-Benzodiazepines.
DRUG MONOGRAPH AND INFORMATION WEB SITES:
Drugs.com · RxList · Patient.co.uk · PDRhealth · HealthSquare · MedicineNet
See also: Benzodiazepine Equivalence Table
The Ashton Manual:
For the best and most comprehensive information on benzodiazepine withdrawal you are encouraged to read: "Benzodiazepines: How they Work & How to Withdraw" (The Ashton Manual) by Professor C Heather Ashton, DM, FRCP. Versions of the Ashton Manual in ten languages can be accessed from this page.
Some official sites that recommend The Ashton Manual:
NHS CKS · Prodigy · patient.co.uk (under References) · LHAs eg (NHS Grampian · NHS Brighton) · College of Physicians and Surgeons of British Columbia.
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