Climazolam

Climazolam

Climazolam

Anesthetic drug

Climazolam[1] (Ro21-3982) was introduced under licence as a veterinary medicine by the Swiss Pharmaceutical company Gräub under the tradename Climasol.[2] Climazolam is a benzodiazepine, specifically an imidazobenzodiazepine derivative developed by Hoffman-LaRoche. It is similar in structure to midazolam and diclazepam and is used in veterinary medicine for anesthetizing animals.[3][4]

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References

  1. [1]
    US 4280957, Walser A, Fryer RI, "Imidazodiazepines and processes therefor", issued 28 July 1981, assigned to Hoffman La Roche
  2. [2]
    "Climazolam". Drugs.com. Archived from the original on 2017-08-01. Retrieved 2018-01-23.
  3. [3]
    Ganter M, Kanngiesser M (Aug 1991). "Effect of ketamine and its combinations with xylazine and climazolam on the circulation and respiration in swine". Zentralbl Veterinarmed A (in German). 38 (7): 501–509. doi:10.1111/j.1439-0442.1991.tb01041.x. PMID 1950241.
  4. [4]
    Bettschart-Wolfensberger R, Taylor PM, Sear JW, Bloomfield MR, Rentsch K, Dawling S (Oct 1996). "Physiologic effects of anesthesia induced and maintained by intravenous administration of a climazolam-ketamine combination in ponies premedicated with acepromazine and xylazine". American Journal of Veterinary Research. 57 (10): 1472–1477. PMID 8896687.


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