Flutazolam

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Flutazolam
Systematic (IUPAC) name
10-chloro-11b-(2-fluorophenyl)-7-(2-hydroxyethyl) -3,5-dihydro-2H-[1,3]oxazolo[3,2-d][1,4]benzodiazepin-6-one
Identifiers
CAS number 27060-91-9
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PubChem 3398
Chemical data
Formula C19H18ClFN2O3 
Mol. mass 376.809
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Flutazolam (Coreminal, MS-4101) is a drug which is a benzodiazepine derivative. It was invented in Japan, and this is the main country in which it has been used medically. It has sedative and anxiolytic effects similar to those produced by other benzodiazepine derivatives, and is around the same potency as diazepam.[1]

Flutazolam is closely related in structure to another benzodiazepine, haloxazolam.[2][3]



[edit] References

  1. ^ Mitsushima T, Ueki S. Psychopharmacological effects of flutazolam (MS-4101). Nippon Yakurigaku Zasshi. 1978 Nov;74(8):959-79. (Japanese).
  2. ^ Kuwayama T, Kurono Y, Muramatsu T, Yashiro T, Ikeda K. The behavior of 1,4-benzodiazepine drugs in acidic media. V. Kinetics of hydrolysis of flutazolam and haloxazolam in aqueous solution. Chemical and Pharmaceutical Bulletin (Tokyo). 1986 Jan;34(1):320-6.
  3. ^ Yashiro T, Kuwayama T, Kawazura H, Suzuki T. The behavior of 1,4-benzodiazepine drugs in acidic media. IX. Effect of hydrolyzate of flutazolam on the central nervous system. Journal of the Pharmaceutical Society of Japan. 1987 Oct;107(10):830-4. (Japanese).