Meclonazepam

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Meclonazepam
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Systematic (IUPAC) name
(3S)-5-(2-chlorophenyl)-3-methyl-7-nitro-1,3-dihydro-2H-1,4-benzodiazepin-2-one
Identifiers
CAS Number 58662-84-3
ATC code none
PubChem CID 3033985
Chemical data
Formula C16H12ClN3O3
Molar mass 329.74[[Script error: No such module "String".]]
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Meclonazepam ((S)-3-methylclonazepam) is a drug which is a benzodiazepine derivative similar in structure to clonazepam.[1] It has sedative and anxiolytic actions like those of other benzodiazepines,[1] and also has anti-parasitic effects against the parasitic worm Schistosoma mansoni.[2]

See also

References

  1. Jump up Ansseau M, Doumont A, Thiry D, von Frenckell R, Collard J. Initial study of methylclonazepam in generalized anxiety disorder. Evidence for greater power in the cross-over design. Psychopharmacology (Berlin). 1985;87(2):130-5.
  2. Jump up O'Boyle C, Lambe R, Darragh A. Central effects in man of the novel schistosomicidal benzodiazepine meclonazepam. European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology. 1985;29(1):105-8.

Further reading

  • Rashad Abdul-Ghani, Naguiba Loutfy, Azza Hassan. Experimentally promising antischistosomal drugs: a review of some drug candidates not reaching the clinical use.Parasitology Research;Available from: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00436-009-1546-2.