Cinolazepam

Cinolazepam
Cinolazepam
Systematic (IUPAC) name
(RS)-3-[9-chloro- 6-(2-fluorophenyl)- 4-hydroxy- 3-oxo- 2,5-diazabicyclo [5.4.0]undeca- 5,8,10,12- tetraen- 2-yl] propanenitrile
Clinical data
AHFS/Drugs.com International Drug Names
Pregnancy cat.  ?
Legal status IV(US)
Routes Oral
Pharmacokinetic data
Bioavailability 90-100%
Metabolism Hepatic
Half-life 9 h[1]
Excretion Renal
Identifiers
CAS number 75696-02-5
ATC code N05CD13
PubChem CID 3033621
DrugBank DB01594
ChemSpider 2298251 YesY
UNII 68P0556B0U YesY
KEGG D07328 YesY
ChEBI CHEBI:59514 YesY
Chemical data
Formula C18H13ClFN3O2 
Mol. mass 357.8
SMILES eMolecules & PubChem
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Cinolazepam (marketed under the brand name Gerodorm)[2] is a drug which is a benzodiazepine derivative. It possesses anxiolytic, anticonvulsant, sedative and skeletal muscle relaxant properties. Due to its strong sedative properties, it is primarily used as an hypnotic.

Cinolazepam is not approved for sale in the United States or Canada.

See also

References

  1. ^ Saletu, B.; G. Kindshofer, P. Anderer, J. Grunberger (1987). "Short-term sleep laboratory studies with cinolazepam in situational insomnia induced by traffic noise.". International Journal of Clinical Pharmacology Research 7 (5): 407–18. PMID 2889679. 
  2. ^ Lannacher Romania (1999). "Gerodorm" (in Romanian). Produse Gerot inregistrate in Romania. Archived from the original on 11 October 2006. http://web.archive.org/web/20061011022835/http://www.lannacher.ro/gerodorm.html. Retrieved 17 August 2006. 

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