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Z-drug

Z-drug noun: any of a group of nonbenzodiazepine drugs with effects similar to benzodiazepines, used in the treatment of insomnia.

Noun

Z-drug (plural Z-drugs)

  1. Any of a group of nonbenzodiazepine drugs with effects similar to benzodiazepines, used in the treatment of insomnia.
    • Estimates of effect size direction, while not attributable to a specific intervention or intervention type, were mixed with 47 % of trials being positive, 41 % negative, and 12 % undetermined, suggesting a lack of clarity regarding how to best deprescribe benzodiazepines and Z-drugs.2015 July 4, André S. Pollmann et al., “Deprescribing benzodiazepines and Z-drugs in community-dwelling adults: a scoping review”, in BMC Pharmacology & Toxicology, volume 16, →DOI
    Synonyms:
    Z

Synonyms of Z-drug

Forms of Z-drug

pluralZ-drugs

Origin of Z-drug

Most of their names start with the letter Z, e.g. zopiclone, zaleplon, zolpidem.

Questions about Z-drug

What does Z-drug mean?
Z-drug means any of a group of nonbenzodiazepine drugs with effects similar to benzodiazepines, used in the treatment of insomnia.
What part of speech is Z-drug?
Z-drug is a noun.
What is the plural of Z-drug?
The plural of Z-drug is Z-drugs.

Words near Z-drug in the dictionary

  1. Z-car
  2. Z-cars
  3. z-culling
  4. z-direction
  5. Z-DNA
  6. Z-drug
  7. Z-drugs
  8. z-fighting
  9. z-index
  10. z-indexes
  11. z-indices

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