A-POXIDE

Post-LOE

chlordiazepoxide hydrochloride

Abbott
ANDAORALCAPSULE
Approved
Jul 1977
Lifecycle
Post-LOE
Competitive Pressure
30/100

Mechanism of Action

CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY Chlordiazepoxide HCl has antianxiety, sedative, appetite-stimulating and weak analgesic actions. The precise mechanism of action is not known. The drug blocks EEG arousal from stimulation of the brain stem reticular formation. It takes several hours for peak blood levels to be…

Indications (5)

anxiety disordersfor the short term relief of symptoms of anxietywithdrawal symptoms of acute alcoholismpreoperative apprehensionanxiety
Company
Abbott
Abbott
ABBOTT PARK, IL
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