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chlordiazepoxide
Sign in to saveAlso known as 7-chloro-2-methylamino-5-phenyl-3H-1,4-benzodiazepin-4-oxide, methaminodiazepoxide, CDP, chloradiazepoxide
Chemical data
- Formula
- C16H14ClN3O
- Molecular weight
- 299.75 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- 7-chloro-4-hydroxy-N-methyl-5-phenyl-3H-1,4-benzodiazepin-2-imine
- SMILES
- CN=C1CN(C(=C2C=C(C=CC2=N1)Cl)C3=CC=CC=C3)O
- InChIKey
- BUCORZSTKDOEKQ-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- XLogP
- 2.4
- Polar surface area
- 48.2 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 1
- H-bond acceptors
- 3
- Formal charge
- 0
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Research
4,878 papers- Should chlordiazepoxide and diazepam be avoided when treating alcohol withdrawal syndrome in patients with hepatic insufficiency?Clinical toxicology (Philadelphia, Pa.) · 2025
- Clinical pharmacokinetics of chlordiazepoxide.Clinical pharmacokinetics · 1978
- Is chlordiazepoxide the rational choice among benzodiazepines?Pharmacotherapy · 1982
- Alcohol-chlordiazepoxide interaction.Pharmacology, biochemistry, and behavior · 1982
- Chlordiazepoxide-induced Stevens-Johnson syndrome.Journal of the Chinese Medical Association : JCMA · 2005
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Encyclopedic overview
20 sectionsContents
- Medical uses
- Contraindications
- Pregnancy
- Adverse effects
- Tolerance and dependence
- Tolerance
- Dependence
- Overdose
- Pharmacology
- Pharmacokinetics
- History
- Recreational use
- Legal status
- Toxicity
- Animal
- Society and culture
- Availability
- See also
- References
- External links
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.
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