"Z-drug" meaning in English

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        "2": "zopiclone"
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        "2": "zaleplon"
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        "2": "zolpidem"
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  "etymology_text": "Most of their names start with the letter Z, e.g. zopiclone, zaleplon, zolpidem.",
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  "pos": "noun",
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          "ref": "2015 July 4, André S. Pollmann et al., “Deprescribing benzodiazepines and Z-drugs in community-dwelling adults: a scoping review”, in BMC Pharmacology & Toxicology, volume 16, →DOI",
          "text": "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.",
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        "Any of a group of nonbenzodiazepine drugs with effects similar to benzodiazepines, used in the treatment of insomnia."
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          "insomnia",
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      "expansion": "zaleplon",
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        "1": "en",
        "2": "zolpidem"
      },
      "expansion": "zolpidem",
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          "text": "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.",
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