Clorazepate Other names: Potassium clorazepate Clorazepate dipotassium

Chemical formula: C₁₆H₁₁ClN₂O₃  Molecular mass: 314.723 g/mol  PubChem compound: 2809

Active ingredient description

Clorazepate is a benzodiazepine with anxiolytic, sedative, hypnotic, and anticonvulsant properties. Clorazepate exerts its effect by de-activating the nervous system through potentiation of the inhibitory effect of gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) on the GABA-A receptors by binding to a site that is distinct from the GABA binding site.

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
N05BA05 Potassium clorazepate N Nervous system → N05 Psycholeptics → N05B Anxiolytics → N05BA Benzodiazepine derivatives
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Structural formula

Graphic representation of the active ingredient's molecular structure

3D molecular structure

3D representation of the active ingredient's molecular structure

External identifiers

CAS Substance: 57109-90-7
DrugBank Drug: DB00628
KEGG Drug: D00694
PubChem Compound: 2809
RxNorm Ingredient: 2607
UNII Identifier: D51WO0G0L4
CLORAZEPIC ACID

Medicines

Clorazepate is an active ingredient of these brands:

United States (US)

France (FR)

Germany (DE)

Israel (IL)

  • TRANXAL as CLORAZEPATE DIPOTASSIUM

Japan (JP)

  • MENDON as CLORAZEPATE DIPOTASSIUM

Lithuania (LT)

Netherlands (NL)

Poland (PL)

Spain (ES)

Tunisia (TN)

Turkey (TR)

  • ANKSEN as CLORAZEPATE DIPOTASSIUM

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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