Doxefazepam
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Doxefazepam is a benzodiazepine
derivative drug developed by Schiapparelli in the 1970s. It possesses anxiolytic
, anticonvulsant
, sedative
and skeletal muscle relaxant properties. It is used therapeutically as a hypnotic
. According to Babbini and colleagues in 1975, this derivative of flurazepam
was between 2 and 4 times more potent than the latter while at the same time being half as toxic in laboratory animals.
Benzodiazepine
A benzodiazepine is a psychoactive drug whose core chemical structure is the fusion of a benzene ring and a diazepine ring...
derivative drug developed by Schiapparelli in the 1970s. It possesses anxiolytic
Anxiolytic
An anxiolytic is a drug used for the treatment of anxiety, and its related psychological and physical symptoms...
, anticonvulsant
Anticonvulsant
The anticonvulsants are a diverse group of pharmaceuticals used in the treatment of epileptic seizures. Anticonvulsants are also increasingly being used in the treatment of bipolar disorder, since many seem to act as mood stabilizers, and in the treatment of neuropathic pain. The goal of an...
, sedative
Sedative
A sedative or tranquilizer is a substance that induces sedation by reducing irritability or excitement....
and skeletal muscle relaxant properties. It is used therapeutically as a hypnotic
Hypnotic
Hypnotic drugs are a class of psychoactives whose primary function is to induce sleep and to be used in the treatment of insomnia and in surgical anesthesia...
. According to Babbini and colleagues in 1975, this derivative of flurazepam
Flurazepam
Flurazepam is a drug which is a benzodiazepine derivative. It possesses anxiolytic, anticonvulsant, sedative and skeletal muscle relaxant properties. It produces a metabolite with a very long half-life , which may stay in the bloodstream for up to four days...
was between 2 and 4 times more potent than the latter while at the same time being half as toxic in laboratory animals.