clorazepate
noun
clor·az·e·pate
ˌklȯr-ˈaz-ə-ˌpāt, ˌklōr-
variants
also clorazepate dipotassium
: a benzodiazepine tranquilizer taken orally in the form of its dipotassium salt C16H10ClKN2O3·KOH to treat anxiety, partial seizures, and acute alcohol withdrawal
Throughout the past 15 years, lorazepam and clorazepate have continued to be prescribed at a relatively constant rate, although less extensively than either alprazolam or diazepam.—Richard I. Shader and David J. Greenblatt, The New England Journal of Medicine
Note: Clorazepate is marketed under the trademark Tranxene.
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