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clobazam

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Also known as H-4723, HR-376, LM-2717, 1-phenyl-5-methyl-8-chloro-1,2,4,5-tetrahydro-2,4-dioxo-3H-1,5-benzodiazepine, Frisium, Onfi, Urbanol

Clobazam (INN) is a long-acting benzodiazepine sold under the brand name, Frisium among others, is used as a sedative-hypnotic, anxiolytic, and anticonvulsant that was patented in 1968. Clobazam was first synthesized in 1966 and first published in 1969. It was approved in Australia in 1970 and France in 1974 for short-term anxiety management. Marketing for clobazam in the treatment of epilepsy began in 1984. The primary drug-development goal was to provide greater anxiolytic, anti-obsessive efficacy with fewer benzodiazepine-related side effects. Clobazam is a unique 1,5-benzodiazepine which i

Key facts

Drug.image
File:Clobazam-2D-skeletal.png
Drug.image_class
skin-invert-image
Drug.width
200
Drug.image2
File:Clobazam ball-and-stick model.png
Drug.image_class2
bg-transparent
Drug.width2
200
Drug.tradename
Frisium, others
Drug.MedlinePlus
a612008
Drug.DailyMedID
Clobazam
Drug.pregnancy_AU
C
Drug.dependency_liability
Very high
Drug.addiction_liability
High
Drug.routes_of_administration
By mouth, sublingual
Drug.class
Benzodiazepine
Drug.ATC_prefix
N05
Drug.ATC_suffix
BA09
Drug.legal_AU
S4
Drug.legal_BR
B1

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Chemical data

Formula
C16H13ClN2O2
Molecular weight
300.74 g/mol
IUPAC name
7-chloro-1-methyl-5-phenyl-1,5-benzodiazepine-2,4-dione
SMILES
CN1C(=O)CC(=O)N(C2=C1C=CC(=C2)Cl)C3=CC=CC=C3
InChIKey
CXOXHMZGEKVPMT-UHFFFAOYSA-N
XLogP
2.1
Polar surface area
40.6 Ų
H-bond donors
0
H-bond acceptors
2
Formal charge
0

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Wikidata facts

Mass
300.066555
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chemical formula
C₁₆H₁₃ClN₂O₂
canonical SMILES
CN1C(=O)CC(=O)N(C2=C1C=CC(=C2)Cl)C3=CC=CC=C3
World Health Organisation international non-proprietary name
clobazam
defined daily dose
20
Commons category
Clobazam
MCN code
2933.72.10
stylized name
cloBAZam
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  • Medical uses
  • Side effects
  • Common
  • Warnings and precautions
  • Overdose
  • Abuse potential and addiction
  • Dependence and withdrawal
  • Pharmacology
  • Metabolism
  • Chemistry
  • History
  • Society and culture
  • Legal status
  • See also
  • References
  • Further reading

Clobazam (INN) is a long-acting benzodiazepine sold under the brand name, Frisium among others, is used as a sedative-hypnotic, anxiolytic, and anticonvulsant that was patented in 1968. Clobazam was first synthesized in 1966 and first published in 1969. It was approved in Australia in 1970 and France in 1974 for short-term anxiety management. Marketing for clobazam in the treatment of epilepsy began in 1984. The primary drug-development goal was to provide greater anxiolytic, anti-obsessive efficacy with fewer benzodiazepine-related side effects. Clobazam is a unique 1,5-benzodiazepine which is used in the United States only as an anticonvulsant. It is available in other countries for the therapy of severe and disabling anxiety in addition to epilepsy. Clobazam has shown a distinct profile and addictive potential compared to the more common benzodiazepines.

In October 2011, the US Food and Drug Administration approved clobazam as an adjunctive treatment for seizures associated with Lennox–Gastaut syndrome in adults and children aged two years of age and older. In 2005, clobazam also received approval from Health Canada as an add-on therapy for generalized tonic–clonic, myoclonic, and focal impaired awareness seizures.

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