Chemical formula: C₁₅H₁₀ClN₃O₃ Molecular mass: 315.711 g/mol PubChem compound: 2802
Clonazepam exhibits pharmacological properties which are common to benzodiazepines and include anticonvulsive, sedative, muscle relaxing and anxiolytic effects. Animal data and electroencephalographic investigations in man have shown that clonazepam rapidly suppresses many types of paroxysmal activity including the spike and wave discharge in absence seizures (petit mal), slow spike wave, generalised spike wave, spikes with temporal or other locations as well as irregular spikes and waves.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| N03AE01 | Clonazepam | N Nervous system → N03 Antiepileptics → N03A Antiepileptics → N03AE Benzodiazepine derivatives |
Competent medicine agencies globally have authorized commercialization of this active ingredient according to these medication package inserts (MPIs):
| Title | Information Source | Document Type | |
|---|---|---|---|
| CLONAZEPAM THAME Oral solution | Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (GB) | MPI, EU: SmPC | |
| RIVOTRIL Concentrate for solution for injection / infusion | Health Products Regulatory Authority (IE) | MPI, EU: SmPC | |
| RIVOTRIL Tablet | Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (GB) | MPI, EU: SmPC |
Clonazepam is an active ingredient of these brands:
United States (US)Austria (AT)Canada (CA)Croatia (HR)Estonia (EE)Finland (FI)France (FR)Ireland (IE)Israel (IL)Lithuania (LT)Malta (MT)Mexico (MX)Netherlands (NL)Romania (RO)Singapore (SG)Spain (ES)Tunisia (TN)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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