Cinolazepam US Patent 4388313 Novel 3-hydroxy-1,4-benzodiazepine-2-ones and process for the preparation thereof (marketed under the brand name Gerodorm) is a drug which is a benzodiazepine derivative. It possesses anxiolytic, anticonvulsant, sedative and skeletal muscle relaxant properties. Due to its strong sedative properties, it is primarily used as a hypnotic.
It was patented in 1978 and came into medical use in 1992. Cinolazepam is mainly used in Romania and Slovakia; it not approved for sale in the United States or Canada.
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External links Inchem.org - Cinolazepam