clonazepam

American  

[kloh-ney-zuh-pam] / kloʊˈneɪ zəˌpæm /

noun

Pharmacology.

1. a benzodiazepine, C 15 H 10 ClN 3 O 3 , used in the control of certain epilepsies.

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Etymology

Origin of clonazepam

c(h)lo(rophe)n(yl) + (di)azep(in) , extracted from the chemical name + -am, of uncertain derivation

Example Sentences

The electrician from Valley Stream was hospitalized for an overdose in October 2016, eight days after Mr. Blatti prescribed him morphine and clonazepam, a highly addictive drug often prescribed for anxiety, according to prosecutors.

From New York Times

Police said they discovered in Peterson’s car a prescription bottle for clonazepam that she had filled that day.

From Washington Times

Many consumers know clonazepam by the brand name Klonopin.

From Washington Times

Prosecutors introduced evidence from toxicology reports that indicated her clonazepam levels at the time of the crash were high and “above the therapeutic level,” according to Dr. Ron Kirschner, of the Nebraska Regional Poison Center.

From Washington Times

He dabbles in pills ending in -zepam—“diazepam or lorazepam or clonazepam”—but her drug of choice is “mysterious people,” those who resist her understanding.

From The New Yorker