anxiolytic drug

ID
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ADDICTO:0000530

Curation status
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Proposed
Created
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18 Dec '20

Modified
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1 Feb '25

Definition
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A psychoactive substance that is used to reduce anxiety.

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Cross references
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  • CHEBI:35474
Comment
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Note - these drugs are used to reduce anxiety even when there is no anxiety disorder, e.g. associated with worrying events

Fuzzy set
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No

AddictO sub-ontology
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None