From 1969 to 1982, Valium was the most prescribed drug in the country, with Americans ingesting 2.3 billion of the little pills a year. AKRON, Ohio – There once was a cure for the desperate housewife.

Benzodiazepines are drugs that are commonly prescribed to combat anxiety, or as sedatives and muscle relaxants. They include Xanax, Librium, Valium, and Halcion, and several others. We ve known the up ...

When I think of how much easier it was to invent new medicines a few decades ago, I usually mention the story of Roche chemist Leo Sternbach, who invented not only Valium but related drugs such as ...

More than 60 years after being introduced, doctors have uncovered the first reliable evidence to confirm the belief that taking benzodiazepines such as Valium and Ativan intermittently rather than ...

Leo Sternbach, the Roche scientist who invented more than a dozen drugs including Valium--the first blockbuster drug--and Klonipin, passed away at his home in North Carolina on Sept. 28. Sternbach, 97 ...

A cultural phenomenon is headed over the hill. A tiny pill that became a part of the American lexicon and inspired novels like “Valley of the Dolls” and songs like the Rolling Stones’ “Mother’s Little ...

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