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Is clonidine a benzodaizepine?

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Based on the Merck Manual Online, benzodiazepines are antianxiety drugs (more to antipsychotics) whereas clonidine is used in treatment of hypertension.

Hence they're not the same.

Please post a comment if anyone thinks I'm wrong ,

thanks.

[Reference: http://www.merck.com/mmhe/sec03/ch023/ch023c.html]

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