Chlordiazepoxide

Chemical formula: C₁₆H₁₄ClN₃O  Molecular mass: 299.755 g/mol  PubChem compound: 2712

Active ingredient description

Chlordiazepoxide has anxiolytic and central muscle relaxant properties. It has little autonomic activity. Chlordiazepoxide acts as depressant of the central nervous system producing all levels of CNS depression, from mild sedation to hypnosis, to coma depending on the dose.

Medicine classification

This medicinal substance has been classified in the anatomical therapeutic chemical (ATC) classification according to its main therapeutic use as follows:

ATC code Group title Classification
N05BA02 Chlordiazepoxide N Nervous system → N05 Psycholeptics → N05B Anxiolytics → N05BA Benzodiazepine derivatives
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Product monographs

Competent medicine agencies globally have authorized commercialization of this active ingredient according to these medication package inserts (MPIs):

Title Information Source Document Type  
CHLORDIAZEPOXIDE Capsules Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (GB) MPI, EU: SmPC

Structural formula

Graphic representation of the active ingredient's molecular structure

External identifiers

CAS Substance: 438-41-5
CAS Substance: 58-25-3
DrugBank Drug: DB00475
KEGG Drug: D00267
PubChem Compound: 2712
RxNorm Ingredient: 2356
SNOMED-CT Concept: 372866006
Chlordiazepoxide (substance)
UNII Identifier: 6RZ6XEZ3CR
CHLORDIAZEPOXIDE

Medicines

Chlordiazepoxide is an active ingredient of these brands:

United States (US)

  • (combination) LIBRAX as CHLORDIAZEPOXIDE HYDROCHLORIDE

Brazil (BR)

Canada (CA)

  • (combination) CHLORAX as CHLORDIAZEPOXIDE HYDROCHLORIDE
  • (combination) LIBRAX as CHLORDIAZEPOXIDE HYDROCHLORIDE

Cyprus (CY)

  • (combination) BRALIX
  • (combination) LIBRAX as CHLORDIAZEPOXIDE HYDROCHLORIDE

Ecuador (EC)

  • (combination) LEMBIRAX as CHLORDIAZEPOXIDE HYDROCHLORIDE

Estonia (EE)

Finland (FI)

France (FR)

  • (combination) LIBRAX as CHLORDIAZEPOXIDE HYDROCHLORIDE

Germany (DE)

  • LIBRIUM as CHLORDIAZEPOXIDE HYDROCHLORIDE

Hong Kong (HK)

  • LITAMIN as CHLORDIAZEPOXIDE HYDROCHLORIDE

  • (combination) MEDOCALUM as CHLORDIAZEPOXIDE HYDROCHLORIDE

Ireland (IE)

  • LIBRIUM as CHLORDIAZEPOXIDE HYDROCHLORIDE

Japan (JP)

Lithuania (LT)

Poland (PL)

Singapore (SG)

  • BENPINE as CHLORDIAZEPOXIDE HYDROCHLORIDE
  • KLORPO as CHLORDIAZEPOXIDE HYDROCHLORIDE

  • (combination) CHLOBAX

South Africa (ZA)

Spain (ES)

  • HUBERPLEX as CHLORDIAZEPOXIDE HYDROCHLORIDE

Tunisia (TN)

  • (combination) LIBRAX as CHLORDIAZEPOXIDE HYDROCHLORIDE

Turkey (TR)

  • (combination) LIBRAX as CHLORDIAZEPOXIDE HYDROCHLORIDE

United Kingdom (UK)

  • LIBRIUM as CHLORDIAZEPOXIDE HYDROCHLORIDE

Note the following: The list of brand names is continuously updated, and thus does not include the total of products circulating worldwide.

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