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Meaning of Z-drug | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1

Definitions

Any of a group of nonbenzodiazepine drugs with effects similar to benzodiazepines, used in the treatment of insomnia.

Examples

“Estimates of effect size direction, while not attributable to a specific intervention or intervention type⟳, were mixed with 47 % of trials being positive, 41 % negative, and 12 % undetermined, suggesting a lack of clarity regarding how to best deprescribe benzodiazepines and Z-drugs.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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See also

z-fighting z-index z-intercept Z-list Z-lister Z-movie

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