Chlordiazepoxide hydrochloride

Chlordiazepoxide Hydrochloride is the hydrochloride salt form of chlordiazepoxide, a long-acting benzodiazepine with anxiolytic, sedative and hypnotic activity. Chlordiazepoxide hydrochloride exerts its effect by binding to the benzodiazepine site at the gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) receptor-chloride ionophore complex in the central nervous system (CNS). This leads to an increase in the opening of chloride channels, membrane hyperpolarization, and increases the inhibitory effect of GABA on the CNS. It is grouped under the following drug class(es): Benzodiazepines and Sedatives. The directory classifies it as a commercial API with a synthetic source/manufacturing origin. Other names for this substance include Clopoxide chloride, Chlordiazachel, Librium and Lygen. It is listed as a controlled drug substance (Schedule IV). Its PubChem CID is 9916.