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Serax

Serax Serax is oxazepam, a synthetic benzodiazepine derivative with anxiety-reducing and sedative-hypnotic effects.

Serax is oxazepam, a synthetic benzodiazepine derivative with anxiety-reducing and sedative-hypnotic effects. Its exact action is not fully established, but it appears to increase GABA receptor affinity for GABA and extend GABA’s effects at synapses.

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