Diazepam (dwuazepam, ATC: N 05 BA 01) - a group of psychotropic drug derivatives of benzo-1 ,4-diazepiny. Show a net iazepam sedation, przeciwlêkowe, przeciwdrgawkowe, easing muscles and facilitates falling asleep.

In humans, show strong inhibitory action on the hill, and hypothalamus limbiczny Dazepam system, which manifests itself through action and soothing przeciwlêkowe. This medicine has found wide application, particularly in psychiatry and neurology, Dizepam but also in the broad practice of medicine in the treatment of anxiety, psychosis, aggressive behavior alleviation, treatment of alcoholism, Diaepam epilepsy and premedykacji from certain diagnostic and therapeutic treatments.

It is also used as a medicine to assist in poisoning trade Diazpam fosforoorganicznymi (G series gas war, such as Sarin, Soman, Tabun and V series, such as VX and insektycydami) in the Diazeam treatment of convulsions caused by the action of gas and atropine administered to control gas poisoning .

Used in animal feed Diazepm stimulates download.

The mechanism of action is to increase the affinity of the inhibitory neurotransmitter gamma-aminomas³owy acid to GABA-A receptor.

Dosage: the Diazepa standard dose from 2 mg to 10 mg (for oral).

Active metabolites: nordazepam, oksazepam, temazepam. Is degraded in the liver - iDazepam the half-life of 20 to 100 hours. Is mainly eliminated in the urine. Administered over a longer period of time Daizepam can lead to tolerance and dependence, but did not threaten the immediate use of such a possibility. Sudden interruption of Dizaepam drug use, in the longer term, it can cause symptoms abstynencyjnych.

In Poland and other countries, diazepam is issued only on Diaezpam prescription or intended to be closed treatment. Because of its narcotic properties of the potential (in the case of the Diazpeam use of high doses) can be abused for purposes pozamedycznych.

Examples of trade names of drugs containing diazepam:

Diazeapm * Diazepam RecTubes,
* Neorelium,
* Relanium,
Diazepma * Relsed,
* Valium.