Flutemazepam
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| Systematic (IUPAC) name | |
| 7-chloro-5-(2-fluorophenyl)-3-hydroxy-1-methyl-3H-1,4-benzodiazepin-2-one | |
| Clinical data | |
| Pregnancy cat. | X |
| Legal status | Schedule IV (US) Schedule IV (International) |
| Routes | Oral |
| Identifiers | |
| CAS number | 52391-89-6  |
| ATC code | None |
| PubChem | CID 40344 |
| ChemSpider | 36859  |
| UNII | J8U5694BCW |
| ChEMBL | CHEMBL291770 |
| Chemical data | |
| Formula | C16H12ClFN2O2 |
| Mol. mass | 318.730 |
| SMILES | eMolecules & PubChem |
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Flutemazepam[1] is a drug which is a 3-hydroxy benzodiazepine derivative that has hypnotic and anxiolytic properties. It is most closely related in structure to lormetazepam and is indicated for the treatment of insomnia.[2] Flutemazepam has properties similar to temazepam, and it has been found to be very effective for the treatment of severe states of anxiety, panic attacks, and severe insomnia.[3]
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[edit] References
- ^ DE Patent 2338058
- ^ "flutemazepam". psychotropics.dk. http://www.psychotropics.dk/moleculeView/default.aspx?ID=1409&Catalogtype=A&ChapterID=1&Thissortorder=5. Retrieved 11 February 2009.
- ^ Ian K.M. Morton, Judith M. Hall. Concise Dictionary of Pharmacological agents. Springer, 1999. ISBN 0751404993, 9780751404999
