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Meaning of "nitrazepam" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD NITRAZEPAM

From nitro- + -azepam.
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PRONUNCIATION OF NITRAZEPAM

nitrazepam  [naɪˈtreɪzɪˌpæm] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF NITRAZEPAM

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Nitrazepam is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES NITRAZEPAM MEAN IN ENGLISH?

nitrazepam

Nitrazepam

Nitrazepam is a type of benzodiazepine drug and is marketed in English-speaking countries under the following brand names: Alodorm, Arem, Insoma, Mogadon, Nitrados, Nitrazadon, Nitrosun, Ormodon, Paxadorm, Remnos, and Somnite. It is a hypnotic drug used in the treatment of moderate to severe insomnia which has sedative and motor impairing properties, as well as anxiolytic, amnestic, anticonvulsant, and skeletal muscle relaxant properties. As with other benzodiazepines, tolerance, dependence, and withdrawal can occur, and there is a potential for drug abuse and overdose. Nitrazepam is not suitable for use in the elderly, children, pregnant women, or those with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and should be used with caution in individuals with comorbid psychiatric disorders or those who are driving or operating machinery. Nitrazepam is available in 5 mg and 10 mg tablets. In the Netherlands, Israel, Sweden, Norway and the United Kingdom it is only available in 5 mg tablets. In Denmark it is available as 2.5 mg and 5 mg tablets under the name Pacisyn.

Definition of nitrazepam in the English dictionary

The definition of nitrazepam in the dictionary is a synthetic chemical compound belonging to the benzodiazepine group of drugs; a minor tranquillizer used mainly in sleeping tablets, such as Mogadon. Formula: C15H11N3O3.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH NITRAZEPAM


antispam
ˌæntɪˈspæm
clonazepam
kləʊˈnæzɪˌpæm
diazepam
daɪˈæzəˌpæm
flunitrazepam
ˌfluːnaɪˈtræzəˌpæm
lorazepam
ləˈræzəˌpæm
oxazepam
ɒksˈæzəˌpæm
pam
pæm
spam
spæm
temazepam
təˈmæzəˌpæm

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE NITRAZEPAM

nitramine
nitraniline
nitrate
nitratine
nitration
nitrator
nitre
nitreous silica
nitric
nitric acid
nitric bacteria
nitric oxide
nitride
nitriding
nitrifiable
nitrification
nitrified
nitrifier
nitrifies
nitrify

WORDS THAT END LIKE NITRAZEPAM

Adam
am
Amsterdam
cam
cream
dam
dream
Islam
jam
Nam
on the beam
program
ram
sam
steam
stream
tam
team
Vietnam
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Synonyms and antonyms of nitrazepam in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «nitrazepam» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF NITRAZEPAM

Find out the translation of nitrazepam to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of nitrazepam from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «nitrazepam» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

硝西泮
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

nitracepam
570 millions of speakers

English

nitrazepam
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

nitrazepam
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

نترازيبام
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

нитрозепама
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

nitrazepam
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

nitrazepam
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

nitrazepam
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Nitrazepam
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Nitrazepam
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ニトラゼパム
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

nitrazepam
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Nitrazepam
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

nitrazepam
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நைற்றாசெபம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

नात्रेपापाम
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

nitrazepam
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

nitrazepam
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

nitrazepam
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

нітрозепама
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

nitrazepam
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

νιτραζεπάμη
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Nitrazepam
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

nitrazepam
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

nitrazepam
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of nitrazepam

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «NITRAZEPAM»

The term «nitrazepam» is quite widely used and occupies the 40.711 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «NITRAZEPAM» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «nitrazepam» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «nitrazepam» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about nitrazepam

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «NITRAZEPAM»

Discover the use of nitrazepam in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to nitrazepam and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Australian Drug Guide
Swelling of the face, lips, tongue or throat, wheezy breathing, extensive rash, intense itch or other manifestations of severe allergy. c NITRAZEPAM (Ni-traz-e- pam) and FLUNITRAZEPAM 3 Drug Class: Benzodiazepine Sedative/Hypnotics  ...
Jonathan Upfal, 2006
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Antiepileptic Drugs
Plasma level profile of nitrazepam (Modagon) following oral administration. BrJ Clin Pharmacol 1 977;4:709-7 11. 189. De Boer AG, Rose-Kaiser J, Bracht H, et al. Assay of underiva- tized nitrazepam and clonazepam in plasma by capillary ...
René H. Levy, 2002
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Profiles of Drug Substances, Excipients and Related Methodology
Any zinc-containing impurities do, however, interfere and must be marked with EDTA before measurement. A dropping-mercury electrode is used in the determination in which nitrazepam and its 7—amino reduction product are determined.
Klaus Florey, 1981
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Fundamentals and Techniques
Some GLC methods determine nitrazepam after acid hydrolysis as the benzophenone [l65,l67,l68,l72} with a resulting loss of specificity. Other GLC procedures require derivatization, e.g., methylation [l49,l66] and trimethylsilylation [l69].
Erich Heftmann, 2000
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Wyllie's Treatment of Epilepsy: Principles and Practice
Nitrazepam (see Fig. 55.1) has been used as a hypnotic and anticonvulsant, with benefit against infantile spasms and as adjunctive therapy for severe generalized epilepsies of childhood. Nitrazepam may be particularly effective against ...
Elaine Wyllie, Gregory D. Cascino, Barry E. Gidal, 2012
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The Pharmacology of Sleep
I. Nitrazepam 1. Efficacy Nitrazepam in a dose of 10 mg significantly reduced both sleep latency and wake time after sleep onset over a 1-week period of drug administration (kales et al. 1978). In several other studies assessing the hypnotic  ...
Anthony Kales, J. Adrien, 1995
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Drugs and Human Lactation: A Comprehensive Guide to the ...
NITRAZEPAM GENERAL Nitrazepam is a benzodiazepine drug that is used as an hypnotic. It is well absorbed from the adult gastrointestinal tract, 87% bound to plasma proteins and almost completely metabolised to inactive products.
P. N. Bennett, 1996
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PNDR, Psychologists' Neuropsychotropic Drug Reference
A gradual reduction of dosage is recommended before nitrazepam ' harmacotherapy is completely discontinued. Prescribe nitrazepam pharmacotherapy cautiously to patients who • have histories of problematic patterns of alcohol or other ...
Louis A. Pagliaro, Ann M. Pagliaro, 1999
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Pediatric Epilepsy: Diagnosis and Therapy :Third Edition
Nitrazepam Biotransformation, Pharmacokinetics, and Interactions. Nitrazepam, a 1,4-benzodiazepine, is rapidly and totally absorbed in the gastrointestinal tract. It is highly protein bound (85–90%) and has an elimination half-life of 24 to 31 ...
John M. Pellock MD, Blaise F. Bourgeois MD, Edwin Dodson MD, 2007
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British National Formulary (BNF) 67:
Benzodiazepines used as hypnotics include nitrazepam and flurazepam which have a prolonged action and may give rise to residual effects on the following day; repeated doses tend to be cumulative. Loprazolam, lormetazepam, and ...
Joint Formulary Committee, 2014

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «NITRAZEPAM»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term nitrazepam is used in the context of the following news items.
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'I want you to think of your mother'
The group approached a woman asking if she had any Epam (the street name for the sedative nitrazepam) for sale, but she said no. UPSET. «AsiaOne, Jul 15»
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The laws must suit society: Shanmugam
Court documents said Toh had taken Nitrazepam, which is a tranquiliser, and toxicology reports showed he had five to 15 times the amount ... «AsiaOne, Jul 15»
3
Fancy a kopi and some K4?
Not far from the coffee shop, several empty blister packs of prescription drugs such as diazepam and nitrazepam as well as empty cough ... «AsiaOne, Jun 15»
4
CP calls for action against drug abuse
But a majority of drugs with generic brands containing Nitrazepam, Alprazolam and Codeine are the most misused. We are trying hard to ... «Times of India, Jun 15»
5
GP reprimanded over schedule 4D prescribing
... Medical Centre in Wollongong repeatedly wrote prescriptions for medications including alprazolam, diazepam, nitrazepam and paracetamol ... «6minutes, Jun 15»
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You committed 'ultimate traffic offence': Judge
You had five to 15 times the therapeutic level of nitrazepam (a prescription tranquiliser). It was more than twice the amount which would ... «AsiaOne, Jun 15»
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CTE crash that killed 4: Driver gets maximum 5 years' jail
Toh also pleaded guilty to driving under the influence of nitrazepam - a prescription drug used to treat insomnia and convulsions - to such an ... «AsiaOne, Jun 15»
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Fatal CTE accident: 5 years' jail for drug-influenced driver
This was more than twice the amount of nitrazepam which ordinarily gives rise to toxic effects, the court heard. Deputy Public Prosecutor ... «Channel News Asia, Jun 15»
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Drug racket busted; 4 held
The sleuths also seized 104 nitrazepam ampoules and 250 grams of ganja, in addition to a cache of arms, from their possession. The accused ... «The Hindu, Jun 15»
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Two Nabbed with Drugs
KOCHI: The Shadow police on Wednesday nabbed two teenagers with nitrazepam tablets from Perumpadappu area under Palluruthy police ... «The New Indian Express, Jun 15»

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