Clonazepam

Chemical formula: C₁₅H₁₀ClN₃O₃  Molecular mass: 315.711 g/mol  PubChem compound: 2802

Active ingredient description

Clonazepam exhibits pharmacological properties which are common to benzodiazepines and include anticonvulsive, sedative, muscle relaxing and anxiolytic effects. Animal data and electroencephalographic investigations in man have shown that clonazepam rapidly suppresses many types of paroxysmal activity including the spike and wave discharge in absence seizures (petit mal), slow spike wave, generalised spike wave, spikes with temporal or other locations as well as irregular spikes and waves.

Medicine classification

This medicinal substance has been classified in the anatomical therapeutic chemical (ATC) classification according to its main therapeutic use as follows:

ATC code Group title Classification
N03AE01 Clonazepam N Nervous system → N03 Antiepileptics → N03A Antiepileptics → N03AE Benzodiazepine derivatives
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Product monographs

Competent medicine agencies globally have authorized commercialization of this active ingredient according to these medication package inserts (MPIs):

Title Information Source Document Type  
RIVOTRIL Concentrate for solution for injection / infusion Health Products Regulatory Authority (IE) MPI, EU: SmPC
RIVOTRIL Tablet Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (GB) MPI, EU: SmPC
CLONAZEPAM THAME Oral solution Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (GB) MPI, EU: SmPC

Structural formula

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3D molecular structure

3D representation of the active ingredient's molecular structure

External identifiers

CAS Substance: 1622-61-3
DrugBank Drug: DB01068
KEGG Drug: D00280
PubChem Compound: 2802
RxNorm Ingredient: 2598
SNOMED-CT Concept: 387383007
Clonazepam (substance)
UNII Identifier: 5PE9FDE8GB
CLONAZEPAM

Medicines

Clonazepam is an active ingredient of these brands:

United States (US)

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Croatia (HR)

Cyprus (CY)

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Finland (FI)

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Hong Kong (HK)

Ireland (IE)

Israel (IL)

Japan (JP)

Lithuania (LT)

Mexico (MX)

Netherlands (NL)

New Zealand (NZ)

Romania (RO)

Singapore (SG)

South Africa (ZA)

Spain (ES)

Tunisia (TN)

Turkey (TR)

Note the following: The list of brand names is continuously updated, and thus does not include the total of products circulating worldwide.

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