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triclofos
Sign in to saveTriclofos (brand names Triclos, Pedicloryl) is a sedative drug used rarely for treating insomnia.
Chemical data
- Formula
- C2H4Cl3O4P
- Molecular weight
- 229.38 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- 2,2,2-trichloroethyl dihydrogen phosphate
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Drug data · ChEMBL
- Max clinical phase
- Approved
- Molecule type
- Small molecule
- First approval
- 1982
- Admin. routes
- oral
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Encyclopedic overview
2 sectionsContents
- Side effects
- References
Triclofos (brand names Triclos, Pedicloryl) is a sedative drug used rarely for treating insomnia.
Triclofos is a prodrug which is metabolised in the liver into the active drug trichloroethanol. The half-life of triclofos is fairly long and it may cause drowsiness the next day. Trichloroethanol may cause liver damage and triclofos should not be used for extended periods.
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