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 class
There 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.« back · top · www.benzo.org.uk »
