Midazolam suna ne da ke nufin wani ɗan gajeren aiki na benzodiazepine magani wanda ake amfani dashi azaman maganin kwantar da hankali, hypnotic, da magungunan anxiolytic. Sau da yawa ana gudanar da shi kafin hanyoyin kiwon lafiya don taimakawa marasa lafiya su shakata da rage damuwa, ko don haifar da barci kafin tiyata. Magungunan yana aiki ne ta hanyar haɓaka aikin na'ura mai kwakwalwa da ake kira gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) a cikin kwakwalwa, wanda ke taimakawa wajen kwantar da hankali da kuma inganta shakatawa.