Diazepam, first marketed as Valium, is a medicine of the benzodiazepine family that acts as an anxiolytic. It is commonly used to treat a range of conditions, including anxiety, seizures, alcohol withdrawal syndrome, benzodiazepine withdrawal syndrome, muscle spasms, insomnia, and restless legs syndrome. Wikipedia
Formula: C16H13ClN2O
Molar mass: 284.7 g/mol
Bioavailability: 76% (64–97%) by mouth, 81% (62–98%) rectal
Excretion: Kidney
Elimination half-life: (50 hours); 20–100 hours (36–200 hours for main active metabolite desmethyldiazepam)
AHFS/Drugs.com: Monograph
Addiction liability: Moderate
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