Elfazepam

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Elfazepam
Systematic (IUPAC) name
7-chloro-1-(2-ethylsulfonylethyl)-5-(2-fluorophenyl)-3H-1,4-benzodiazepin-2-one
Identifiers
CAS number	52042-01-0
ATC code	?
PubChem	65445
Chemical data
Formula	C19H18ClFN2O3S
Mol. mass	408.87
Pharmacokinetic data
Bioavailability	?
Metabolism	?
Half life	?
Excretion	?
Therapeutic considerations
Pregnancy cat.	?
Legal status
Routes	?

Elfazepam is a drug which is a benzodiazepine derivative. Presumably it has sedative and anxiolytic actions like those of other benzodiazepines. It has appetite stimulating properties in animals.^[1][2]

[edit] References

1. ^ Baile CA, McLaughlin CL. A review of the behavioral and physiological responses to elfazepam, a chemical feed intake stimulant. Journal of Animal Science. 1979 Nov;49(5):1371-95.
2. ^ Baile CA, Naylor J, McLaughlin CL, Catanzaro CA. Endotoxin-elicited fever and anorexia and elfazepam-stimulated feeding in sheep. Physiology and Behaviour. 1981 Aug;27(2):271-7.

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