Chlordiazepoxide
Overview
Chlordiazepoxide is a sedative
/hypnotic
drug and benzodiazepine
. It is marketed under the trade names Angirex, Klopoxid, Librax
(also contains clidinium bromide
), Libritabs, Librium, Mesural, Multum, Novapam, Risolid, Silibrin, Sonimen and Tropium.
Chlordiazepoxide was the first benzodiazepine
to be synthesised and the discovery of chlordiazepoxide was by pure chance.
Sedative
A sedative or tranquilizer is a substance that induces sedation by reducing irritability or excitement....
/hypnotic
Hypnotic
Hypnotic drugs are a class of psychoactives whose primary function is to induce sleep and to be used in the treatment of insomnia and in surgical anesthesia...
drug and benzodiazepine
Benzodiazepine
A benzodiazepine is a psychoactive drug whose core chemical structure is the fusion of a benzene ring and a diazepine ring...
. It is marketed under the trade names Angirex, Klopoxid, Librax
Librax
Librax is a drug consisting of chlordiazepoxide and clidinium bromide and used to treat peptic ulcers, irritable bowel syndrome , and gastritis. It helps relieve stomach spasms, abdominal cramps, and anxiety related to gastric disorders...
(also contains clidinium bromide
Clidinium bromide
Clidinium bromide is an anticholinergic drug. It may help symptoms of cramping and abdominal/stomach pain by decreasing stomach acid, and slowing the intestines...
), Libritabs, Librium, Mesural, Multum, Novapam, Risolid, Silibrin, Sonimen and Tropium.
Chlordiazepoxide was the first benzodiazepine
Benzodiazepine
A benzodiazepine is a psychoactive drug whose core chemical structure is the fusion of a benzene ring and a diazepine ring...
to be synthesised and the discovery of chlordiazepoxide was by pure chance.
