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Definition of Buspirone
1. Noun. A drug (trade name BuSpar) designed specifically for anxiety.
Generic synonyms: Antianxiety Drug, Anxiolytic, Anxiolytic Drug, Minor Tranquilizer, Minor Tranquilliser, Minor Tranquillizer
Language type: Trademark
Definition of Buspirone
1. Noun. An anxiolytic agent and serotonin receptor agonist of the azaspirodecanedione class of compounds. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Medical Definition of Buspirone
1. This is a psychotropic drug with anxiolytic properties which belongs chemically to the class of compounds known as the azaspirodecanediones. It is used to treat anxiety. (09 Oct 1997)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Buspirone
Literary usage of Buspirone
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Assessment and Treatment of Patients With Coexisting Mental Illness and by Richard Ries (1996)
"buspirone and Recovery buspirone is not psychoactive, mood altering, ...
In particular, buspirone does not cause the mood alteration, central nervous system ..."
2. Alcohol and the Brain (1993)
"buspirone, a nonbenzodiazepine anxio- lytic with no apparent abuse ... buspirone
reduced alcohol consumption by 50 percent in rats who drank alcohol in ..."
3. Value of Psychiatric Treatment: Its Efficacy in Severe Mental Disorders edited by Samuel J. Keith (1996)
"Other medications include buspirone, ß-adrenergic blockers, ... buspirone has
been extensively reported in open trials, affects cognition less. ..."
4. Drug Abuse and Drug Abuse Research (1991): The Third Triennial Report to edited by MaryLouise Embrey, Christine R. Hartel (1999)
"A more recently developed anxiolytic, buspirone, is a nonbenzodiazepine drug.
buspirone has been shown in clinical trials to be equally effective to more ..."
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