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Oxazepam
Aka: Oxazepam, Serax- See Also
- Indications
- Anxiety Disorder
- Anxiety with comorbid Major Depression
- Alcohol Withdrawal
- Class
- Short acting Benzodiazepine
- Pharmacokinetics
- Half Life: 8 hours
- Dosing
- Dose: 10 to 30 mg PO tid to qid
- Maximum Daily Dose: 120 mg
- Equivalent dosing (for Benzodiazepine Withdrawal)
- Valium = Dose x1.0
- Phenobarbital = Dose x3.0
| Medication Costs | ||
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| Oxazepam (on 2/9/2012 at DrugStore.com) | ||
| Oxazepam 10mg Capsules | #30 for $17.99 | ($0.60/unit) |
| Oxazepam 15mg Capsules | #30 for $45.99 | ($1.53/unit) |
| Oxazepam 30mg Capsules | #30 for $57.99 | ($1.93/unit) |
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Oxazepam (C0029997) |
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| Definition (MSH) | A benzodiazepine used in the treatment of anxiety, alcohol withdrawal, and insomnia. |
| Definition (CSP) | benzodiazepine used in the treatment of anxiety, alcohol withdrawal, and insomnia. |
| Definition (NCI) | A synthetic benzodiazepine derivative with anxiolytic and sedative hypnotic properties. Although the mechanism of action has not been fully elucidated, oxazepam appears to enhance gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) receptor affinity for GABA, thereby prolonging synaptic actions of GABA. |
| Concepts | Organic Chemical (T109) , Pharmacologic Substance (T121) |
| MSH | D010076 |
| SnomedCT | 387455006, 79225003 |
| English | Oxazepam, 2H-1,4-Benzodiazepin-2-one, 7-chloro-1,3-dihydro-3-hydroxy-5-phenyl-, Ro 5-6789, Seresta, oxazepam, oxazepam (medication), OXAZEPAM, Oxazepam [Chemical/Ingredient], WY-3498, Oxazepam (product), Oxazepam (substance) |
| Swedish | Oxazepam |
| Czech | oxazepam |
| Finnish | Oksatsepaami |
| Russian | OKSAZEPAM, NOZEPAM, TAZEPAM, НОЗЕПАМ, ОКСАЗЕПАМ, ТАЗЕПАМ |
| Japanese | オキサゼパム |
| Croatian | OKSAZEPAM |
| Polish | Oksazepam |
| Spanish | oxacepam (producto), oxacepam (sustancia), oxacepam, oxazepam (sustancia), oxazepam, Oxazepam |
| French | Oxazepam |
| German | Oxazepam |
| Italian | Oxazepam |
| Portuguese | Oxazepam |
| Sources |
Derived from the NIH UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) |
Serax (C0702214) |
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| Concepts | Organic Chemical (T109) , Pharmacologic Substance (T121) |
| MSH | D010076 |
| English | serax, Serax |
| Sources |
Derived from the NIH UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) |