Climazolam

Climazolam
Climazolam
Systematic (IUPAC) name
8-chloro-6-(2-chlorophenyl)-1-methyl-4H-imidazo[1,5-a][1,4]benzodiazepine
Clinical data
AHFS/Drugs.com International Drug Names
Pregnancy cat.  ?
Legal status  ?
Identifiers
CAS number 59467-77-5
ATCvet code QN05CD90
PubChem CID 68790
ChemSpider 62030
UNII O9KZB9HG1Y YesY
KEGG D07714
Chemical data
Formula C18H13Cl2N3 
Mol. mass 342.222
SMILES eMolecules & PubChem

Climazolam[1] (Ro21-3982) is a drug which is an imidazobenzodiazepine derivative developed by Hoffman-LaRoche. It is similar in structure to triazolam, and is used in veterinary medicine for anaesthetising animals.[2][3]

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References

  1. ^ FR Patent 228589
  2. ^ Ganter M, Kanngiesser M. Effect of ketamine and its combinations with xylazine and climazolam on the circulation and respiration in swine. (German) Zentralblatt fur Veterinarmedizin. Reihe A. 1991 Aug;38(7):501-9. PMID 1950241
  3. ^ Bettschart-Wolfensberger R, Taylor PM, Sear JW, Bloomfield MR, Rentsch K, Dawling S. Physiologic effects of anesthesia induced and maintained by intravenous administration of a climazolam-ketamine combination in ponies premedicated with acepromazine and xylazine. American Journal of Veterinary Research. 1996 Oct;57(10):1472-7. PMID 8896687