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Diazepam: A Literature Review of the Primitive Benzodiazepine
The assignment: research a drug and describe the history, chemistry, indications, treatment effects, side effects. An emphasis on comparing the drug to other indicated drugs was also assigned.
Eliyahu N. Kassorla
Organic Chemistry I – Laboratory
Dr. Kuga
Diazepam:
A Literature Review of the Primitive Benzodiazepine
Introduction
Diazepam is a
benzodiazepine, a class of drugs that has anxiolytic, sedative, antispasmodic,
and anticonvulsant properties. Benzodiazepines superseded the class of drugs
called the barbiturates, as well as the carbamates, since their safety is
greater and therapeutic range is wider. While there are side effects to the
benzodiazepines, the risks are often weighed against their clinical efficacy in
treatment and management of indicated disorders.
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