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Which medication acts as an antidote to benzodiazepine?

1 Zolpidem
2 Temazepam
3 Suvorexant
4 Flumazenil

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Final answer:

Flumazenil is the medication that acts as an antidote to benzodiazepine.

Step-by-step explanation:

The medication that acts as an antidote to benzodiazepine is Flumazenil.

Flumazenil is a competitive antagonist of the benzodiazepine receptor and can rapidly reverse the effects of benzodiazepines.

It is used to treat benzodiazepine overdose or to reverse the sedative effects of benzodiazepines during general anesthesia.

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