Clorazepate
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Clorazepate, sold under the brand name Tranxene among others, is a benzodiazepine medication. It possesses anxiolytic, anticonvulsant, sedative, hypnotic, and skeletal muscle relaxant properties. Clorazepate is an unusually long-lasting benzodiazepine and serves as a prodrug for the equally long-lasting desmethyldiazepam, which is rapidly produced as an active metabolite. Desmethyldiazepam is responsible for most of the therapeutic effects of clorazepate.[2]
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Trade names | Tranxene, Tranxilium, Novo-Clopate |
Other names | Clorazepate dipotassium |
AHFS/Drugs.com | Monograph |
MedlinePlus | a682052 |
Routes of administration | Oral |
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Bioavailability | 91% |
Metabolism | Hepatic |
Elimination half-life | 48 hours |
Excretion | Renal |
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ECHA InfoCard | 100.041.737 |
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Formula | C16H11ClN2O3 |
Molar mass | 314.73 g·mol−1 |
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It was patented in 1965 and approved for medical use in 1967.[3]