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Xanax vs Diazepam - What's the difference?

xanax | diazepam |

As a proper noun Xanax

is alprazolam.

As a noun diazepam is

a minor tranquillizer with sedative effects, taken to reduce anxiety.

xanax

English

(wikipedia Xanax)

Proper noun

  • alprazolam
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    • , passage=Also in Mr. Ledger’s system were three anti-anxiety medications: diazepam, the generic name for Valium; alprazolam, commonly known as Xanax ; and temazepam English palindromes

    diazepam

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia diazepam) (en noun)
  • (pharmaceutical drug) A minor tranquillizer with sedative effects, taken to reduce anxiety.
  • * 2001': The most effective anti-anxiety drugs (tranquillizers) are the benzodiazepines, epitomized by '''diazepam (Valium®). — Leslie Iversen, ''Drugs: A Very Short Introduction (Oxford 2001, p. 57)