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Antipsychotic vs Benzodiazepine - What's the difference?

antipsychotic | benzodiazepine |

As nouns the difference between antipsychotic and benzodiazepine

is that antipsychotic is any of a group of drugs used to treat psychosis while benzodiazepine is any of a class of psychoactive drugs, structured upon diazepine, used in the treatment of anxiety, insomnia and other related disorders.

As an adjective antipsychotic

is preventing or counteracting psychosis.

antipsychotic

English

(wikipedia antipsychotic)

Adjective

(-)
  • (pharmacology) Preventing or counteracting psychosis.

    • Synonyms

    * neuroleptic

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (pharmacology) Any of a group of drugs used to treat psychosis.

    • Synonyms

    * neuroleptic

    Hyponyms

    * See also

    benzodiazepine

    English

    (wikipedia benzodiazepine)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (pharmaceutical drug) Any of a class of psychoactive drugs, structured upon diazepine, used in the treatment of anxiety, insomnia and other related disorders.

    • Hyponyms

    * See also