Definition of "triazolam" [triazolam]

• A hypnotic agent of the benzodiazepine class prescribed in the short-term treatment of insomnia. (noun)

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• "The most common drugs prescribed for short-term treatment of insomnia are benzodiazepines such as temazepam (sold under the brand name Restoril), flurazepam (Dalmane), and triazolam (Halcion)."
• "Thus, if used as a bedtime hypnotic, triazolam should be given in the lowest possible doses; the above state likely is dose related, rather than a specific pharmacologic response to triazolam."
• "The drugs of choice are triazolam in the short-acting subgroup; lorazepam in the intermediate-acting subgroup; and in the long-acting subgroup, chlordiazepoxide or diazepam for withdrawal states and diazepam for everything else."