tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-40520114651681060182012-02-16T14:23:17.958-08:00About the drug Valium. Treatment, effects and uses of the prescription drug Valium.Leon Vancenoreply@blogger.comBlogger11100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4052011465168106018.post-25811042931461442212008-02-24T17:39:00.000-08:002008-02-24T17:44:29.025-08:00Valium, also known as Diazepam, is generally used as relaxing drug. Here is what wikipedia says about it:<br /><z><br />Diazepam (<a title="Help:Pronunciation" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Pronunciation">IPA</a>: /daɪˈæzɨpæm/), first marketed as Valium by <a class="mw-redirect" title="Hoffmann-La Roche" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoffmann-La_Roche">Hoffmann-La Roche</a>, is a <a title="Benzodiazepine" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benzodiazepine">benzodiazepine</a> <a title="Derivative (chemistry)" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Derivative_%28chemistry%29">derivative</a> <a title="Drug" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drug">drug</a>. It possesses <a title="Anxiolytic" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anxiolytic">anxiolytic</a>, <a title="Anticonvulsant" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anticonvulsant">anticonvulsant</a>, <a title="Sedative" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sedative">sedative</a>, <a class="mw-redirect" title="Skeletal muscle relaxant" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skeletal_muscle_relaxant">skeletal muscle relaxant</a> and <a class="mw-redirect" title="Amnestic" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amnestic">amnestic</a> properties. It is commonly used for treating <a title="Anxiety" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anxiety">anxiety</a>, <a title="Insomnia" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Insomnia">insomnia</a>, <a title="Seizure" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seizure">seizures</a>, <a title="Alcoholic beverage" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alcoholic_beverage">alcohol</a> <a title="Withdrawal" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Withdrawal">withdrawal</a>, and <a class="mw-redirect" title="Muscle spasms" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muscle_spasms">muscle spasms</a>. It may also be used before certain medical procedures (such as <a title="Endoscopy" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Endoscopy">endoscopies</a>) to reduce tension and anxiety, and in some surgical procedures to induce <a title="Amnesia" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amnesia">amnesia</a>.<a title="" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diazepam#_note-PubChem">[1]</a><a title="" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diazepam#_note-NLM">[2]</a><br />Diazepam is a core medicine in the <a title="World Health Organization" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Health_Organization">World Health Organization</a>'s "<a class="mw-redirect" title="WHO Model List of Essential Medicines" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WHO_Model_List_of_Essential_Medicines">Essential Drugs List</a>", which is a list of minimum medical needs for a basic health care system.<a title="" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diazepam#_note-essentialWHO">[3]</a> Diazepam is used to treat a wide range of conditions and has been one of the most frequently prescribed medications in the world for the past 40 years. It was invented by Dr. <a title="Leo Sternbach" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leo_Sternbach">Leo Sternbach</a>.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4052011465168106018-2581104293146144221?l=about-valium.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Leon Vancenoreply@blogger.com0