Assertion: benzodiazepine | /r/ObjectUse | used as premedication
Facets:
value: in treating anxiety
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
value: for medical or dental procedures
type: PURPOSE
Source sentences:
text: Benzodiazepines have sedative, hypnotic, anxiolytic, anticonvulsant, muscle relaxant, and amnesic actions, and are used in treating anxiety, insomnia, agitation; seizures, muscle spasms, alcohol withdrawal, and as a premedication for medical or dental procedures.