Zaleplon

Chemical formula: C₁₇H₁₅N₅O  Molecular mass: 305.334 g/mol  PubChem compound: 5719

Active ingredient description

Zaleplon is a pyrazolopyrimidine hypnotic that is structurally different from benzodiazepines and other hypnotics. Zaleplon binds selectively to the benzodiazepine type I receptor.

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
N05CF03 Zaleplon N Nervous system → N05 Psycholeptics → N05C Hypnotics and sedatives → N05CF Benzodiazepine related drugs
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Structural formula

Graphic representation of the active ingredient's molecular structure

External identifiers

CAS Substance: 151319-34-5
DrugBank Drug: DB00962
KEGG Drug: D00530
PubChem Compound: 5719
RxNorm Ingredient: 74667
SNOMED-CT Concept: 321187004
Zaleplon (substance)
SNOMED-CT Concept: 387012004
Zaleplon (substance)
UNII Identifier: S62U433RMH
ZALEPLON

Medicines

Zaleplon is an active ingredient of these brands:

Estonia (EE)

Ireland (IE)

Lithuania (LT)

Poland (PL)

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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