What is "flurazepam"

n. A benzodiazepine derivative with anxiolytic, anticonvulsant, sedative and skeletal muscle relaxant properties.

n. tranquilizer (trade name Dalmane) used to treat insomnia [syn: flurazepam hydrochloride, Dalmane]

Flurazepam (marketed under the brand names Dalmane and Dalmadorm) is a drug which is a benzodiazepine derivative. It possesses anxiolytic, anticonvulsant, sedative and skeletal muscle relaxant properties. It produces a metabolite with a long half-life, which may stay in the bloodstream for days.

Flurazepam was initially patented in 1963 and went on sale in the United States in 1970.