chlordiazepoxide
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- Medical uses
- Contraindications
- Pregnancy
- Adverse effects
- Tolerance and dependence
- Tolerance
- Dependence
- Overdose
- Pharmacology
- Pharmacokinetics
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- Recreational use
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Chlordiazepoxide hydrochloride, sold under the brand name Librium, is a sedative and hypnotic medication of the benzodiazepine class. It is used to treat anxiety, insomnia, and symptoms of withdrawal from alcohol, benzodiazepines, and other drugs. It is also used to discontinue long-term use of other, shorter-acting benzodiazepines due to its long half-life.
Chlordiazepoxide has a medium to long half-life, while its active metabolite has a very long half-life. The drug has amnesic, anticonvulsant, anxiolytic, hypnotic, sedative, and skeletal muscle relaxant properties.