temazepam Pharm.
(təˈmeɪzɪpæm)
[f. tem- (of unknown origin) + azo- + -ep(ine (see oxazepam) + amide.]
A tricyclic compound, C16H13ClN2O2, used as a tranquillizer and short-acting hypnotic.
| 1970 Approved Names (Brit. Pharmacopœia Comm.) 74 Temazepam. 7-Chloro-3-hydroxy-1-methyl-5-phenyl-1H-1,4-benzodiazepin-2(3H)-one. 1971 Pharmacol. Res. Communications III. 166 Besides the three known benzodiazepines.., in the present experiment a fourth one—temazepam, recently introduced in therapeutic use—was also studied. 1980 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 29 Mar. 910/1 Pharmacological differences between ‘long’-acting benzodiazepines..and the ‘short’-acting rapidly cleared compounds, such as..temazepam. 1984 Daily Tel. 11 Feb. 10/2 [He] chose temazepam, a hypnotic drug marketed..for transient insomnia under the trade name of Normison. |