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| | Diazepam - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
 | | Diazepam, brand names: Valium, Seduxen, in Europe Apozepam, Diapam, is a 1,4-benzodiazepine derivative, which possesses anxiolytic, anticonvulsant, sedative and skeletal muscle relaxant properties. |
 | | When introduced in 1963, it was the best of the new alternatives to barbiturates, drugs that could be deadly with an overdose. |
 | | In the 70s, the peak period for the use of the drug, The Roche Group, sold two billion Valium pills a year (for $US600 million). |
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