Meclonazepam
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Meclonazepam was discoverd by a team at Hoffmann-Le Roche in the 1970s and is a drug which is a benzodiazepine
derivative similar in structure to clonazepam
.http://www.psychotropics.dk/moleculeView/default.aspx?ID=1426&Catalogtype=A&ChapterID=1&Thissortorder=23 It has sedative
and anxiolytic
actions like those of other benzodiazepines, and also has anti-parasitic effects against the parasitic worm Schistosoma mansoni
.
Benzodiazepine
A benzodiazepine is a psychoactive drug whose core chemical structure is the fusion of a benzene ring and a diazepine ring...
derivative similar in structure to clonazepam
Clonazepam
Clonazepamis a benzodiazepine drug having anxiolytic, anticonvulsant, muscle relaxant, and hypnotic properties. It is marketed by Roche under the trade name Klonopin in the United States and Rivotril in Australia, Brazil, Canada and Europe...
.http://www.psychotropics.dk/moleculeView/default.aspx?ID=1426&Catalogtype=A&ChapterID=1&Thissortorder=23 It has sedative
Sedative
A sedative or tranquilizer is a substance that induces sedation by reducing irritability or excitement....
and anxiolytic
Anxiolytic
An anxiolytic is a drug used for the treatment of anxiety, and its related psychological and physical symptoms...
actions like those of other benzodiazepines, and also has anti-parasitic effects against the parasitic worm Schistosoma mansoni
Schistosoma mansoni
Schistosoma mansoni is a significant parasite of humans, a trematode that is one of the major agents of the disease schistosomiasis. The schistosomiasis caused by Schistosoma mansoni is intestinal schistosomiasis....
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