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Stereochemistry RACEMIC
Molecular Formula C15H11ClN2O2
Molecular Weight 286.713
Optical Activity ( + / - )
Defined Stereocenters 0 / 1
E/Z Centers 0
Charge 0

SHOW SMILES / InChI
Structure of OXAZEPAM

SMILES

OC1N=C(C2=CC=CC=C2)C3=C(NC1=O)C=CC(Cl)=C3

InChI

InChIKey=ADIMAYPTOBDMTL-UHFFFAOYSA-N
InChI=1S/C15H11ClN2O2/c16-10-6-7-12-11(8-10)13(9-4-2-1-3-5-9)18-15(20)14(19)17-12/h1-8,15,20H,(H,17,19)

HIDE SMILES / InChI

Description
Curator's Comment: Description was created based on several sources, including https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/367060 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/6111408

Oxazepam is the first of a chemical series of compounds, the 3-hydroxybenzodiazepinones. A therapeutic agent providing versatility and flexibility in control of common emotional disturbances, this product exerts prompt action in a wide variety of disorders associated with anxiety, tension, agitation and irritability, and anxiety associated with depression. Oxazepam has distinguished itself clinically from other benzodiazepines by virtue of its excellent tolerance. Because of its excellent tolerance, dosage is very flexible, and it is, therefore, possible to utilize oxazepam in a wide spectrum of anxiety-related disorders including the psychoses. Oxazepam has been administered to humans by the oral route only. Usual ranges for kinetic parameters are: elimination half-life, 5 to 15 hours; volume of distribution, 0.6 to 2.0 L/kg; clearance, 0.9 to 2.0 ml/min/kg. Age and liver disease have a minimal influence on oxazepam kinetics, but renal disease is associated with a prolonged half-life and increased volume of distribution.

Originator

Sources: Bell S.C., Childress S.J. (1962) A rearrangement of 5- aryl- 1,3-dihydro-2H- 1,4-benzodiazepine-2-one 4-oxides. J. Org. Chem., 27, 1691-1695.
Curator's Comment: Reference was retrieved from https://monographs.iarc.fr/ENG/Monographs/vol66/mono66-9.pdf

Approval Year

Targets

Targets

Primary TargetPharmacologyConditionPotency
0.5 µM [IC50]
Conditions

Conditions

ConditionModalityTargetsHighest PhaseProduct
Primary
OXAZEPAM

Approved Use

Oxazepam is indicated for the management of anxiety disorders or for the short-term relief of the symptoms of anxiety. Anxiety or tension associated with the stress of everyday life usually does not require treatment with an anxiolytic. Anxiety associated with depression is also responsive to oxazepam therapy. This product has been found particularly useful in the management of anxiety, tension, agitation and irritability in older patients. Alcoholics with acute tremulousness, inebriation, or with anxiety associated with alcohol withdrawal are responsive to therapy. The effectiveness of oxazepam in long-term use, that is, more than 4 months, has not been assessed by systematic clinical studies. The physician should periodically reassess the usefulness of the drug for the individual patient.

Launch Date

5.7732478E11
Primary
OXAZEPAM

Approved Use

Oxazepam is indicated for the management of anxiety disorders or for the short-term relief of the symptoms of anxiety. Anxiety or tension associated with the stress of everyday life usually does not require treatment with an anxiolytic. Anxiety associated with depression is also responsive to oxazepam therapy. This product has been found particularly useful in the management of anxiety, tension, agitation and irritability in older patients. Alcoholics with acute tremulousness, inebriation, or with anxiety associated with alcohol withdrawal are responsive to therapy. The effectiveness of oxazepam in long-term use, that is, more than 4 months, has not been assessed by systematic clinical studies. The physician should periodically reassess the usefulness of the drug for the individual patient.

Launch Date

5.7732478E11
Cmax

Cmax

ValueDoseCo-administeredAnalytePopulation
288 ng/mL
10 mg 3 times / day multiple, oral
dose: 10 mg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: MULTIPLE
co-administered:
OXAZEPAM plasma
Homo sapiens
population: HEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: MALE
food status: FASTED
268 ng/mL
15 mg single, oral
dose: 15 mg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
OXAZEPAM plasma
Homo sapiens
population: HEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: FEMALE / MALE
food status: FASTED
AUC

AUC

ValueDoseCo-administeredAnalytePopulation
4737 ng × h/mL
10 mg 3 times / day multiple, oral
dose: 10 mg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: MULTIPLE
co-administered:
OXAZEPAM plasma
Homo sapiens
population: HEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: MALE
food status: FASTED
T1/2

T1/2

ValueDoseCo-administeredAnalytePopulation
5.7 h
15 mg single, oral
dose: 15 mg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
OXAZEPAM plasma
Homo sapiens
population: HEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: FEMALE / MALE
food status: FASTED
Funbound

Funbound

ValueDoseCo-administeredAnalytePopulation
2%
10 mg 3 times / day multiple, oral
dose: 10 mg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: MULTIPLE
co-administered:
OXAZEPAM plasma
Homo sapiens
population: HEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: MALE
food status: FASTED
5.1%
15 mg single, oral
dose: 15 mg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
OXAZEPAM plasma
Homo sapiens
population: HEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: FEMALE / MALE
food status: FASTED
Doses

Doses

DosePopulationAdverse events​
4000 mg single, oral
Dose: 4000 mg
Route: oral
Route: single
Dose: 4000 mg
Sources:
unknown, 30
n = 1
Health Status: unknown
Age Group: 30
Sex: M
Population Size: 1
Sources:
Other AEs: Coma...
200 mg single, oral
Dose: 200 mg
Route: oral
Route: single
Dose: 200 mg
Sources:
unhealthy, 75
n = 1
Health Status: unhealthy
Condition: depression following a coronary bypass operation
Age Group: 75
Sex: M
Population Size: 1
Sources:
Other AEs: Coma, Blisters...
Other AEs:
Coma
Blisters
Sources:
3000 mg single, oral
Dose: 3000 mg
Route: oral
Route: single
Dose: 3000 mg
Sources:
unknown
n = 1
Health Status: unknown
Population Size: 1
Sources:
Other AEs: Drowsiness, Obtundation...
Other AEs:
Drowsiness
Obtundation
Sources:
AEs

AEs

AESignificanceDosePopulation
Coma
4000 mg single, oral
Dose: 4000 mg
Route: oral
Route: single
Dose: 4000 mg
Sources:
unknown, 30
n = 1
Health Status: unknown
Age Group: 30
Sex: M
Population Size: 1
Sources:
Blisters
200 mg single, oral
Dose: 200 mg
Route: oral
Route: single
Dose: 200 mg
Sources:
unhealthy, 75
n = 1
Health Status: unhealthy
Condition: depression following a coronary bypass operation
Age Group: 75
Sex: M
Population Size: 1
Sources:
Coma
200 mg single, oral
Dose: 200 mg
Route: oral
Route: single
Dose: 200 mg
Sources:
unhealthy, 75
n = 1
Health Status: unhealthy
Condition: depression following a coronary bypass operation
Age Group: 75
Sex: M
Population Size: 1
Sources:
Drowsiness
3000 mg single, oral
Dose: 3000 mg
Route: oral
Route: single
Dose: 3000 mg
Sources:
unknown
n = 1
Health Status: unknown
Population Size: 1
Sources:
Obtundation
3000 mg single, oral
Dose: 3000 mg
Route: oral
Route: single
Dose: 3000 mg
Sources:
unknown
n = 1
Health Status: unknown
Population Size: 1
Sources:
Overview

Overview

CYP3A4CYP2C9CYP2D6hERG

OverviewOther

Other InhibitorOther SubstrateOther Inducer




Drug as perpetrator​

Drug as perpetrator​

TargetModalityActivityMetaboliteClinical evidence
yes [Inhibition 20 uM]
Drug as victim
PubMed

PubMed

TitleDatePubMed
[Pharmacologic bases of use of benzodiazepines in peréinatal medicine].
1977 Jan
Oxazepam withdrawal syndrome.
1982 Apr 3
Abstinence syndrome from therapeutic doses of oxazepam.
1983 Nov
Prenatal oxazepam enhances mouse maternal aggression in the offspring, without modifying acute chlordiazepoxide effects.
1991 Jan-Feb
Paranoid psychosis induced by oxymetazoline nasal spray.
1994 Feb 1
Low frequency of H-ras mutations in hepatocellular adenomas and carcinomas and in hepatoblastomas from B6C3F1 mice exposed to oxazepam in the diet.
1994 May
Alcohol and benzodiazepines generate anxiety, panic and phobias.
1995 Feb
Late-onset seizures in alcohol withdrawal.
1995 Jun
Benzodiazepines for alcohol withdrawal in the elderly and in patients with liver disease.
1996 Jan-Feb
Toxicity and carcinogenicity studies of oxazepam in the Fischer 344 rat.
1998 Mar
Mutation of beta-catenin is an early event in chemically induced mouse hepatocellular carcinogenesis.
1999 Aug 19
Concurrent cocaine withdrawal alters alcohol withdrawal symptoms.
2002
Cardiac risk at the onset of treatment in patients treated with benzodiazepines and clozapine.
2002 Nov
Stereoselective conjugation of oxazepam by human UDP-glucuronosyltransferases (UGTs): S-oxazepam is glucuronidated by UGT2B15, while R-oxazepam is glucuronidated by UGT2B7 and UGT1A9.
2002 Nov
Pulmonary embolism possibly associated with olanzapine treatment.
2003 Dec 13
What every dentist should know about the "z-sedatives".
2007 Fall
The putative tumor suppressor Tsc-22 is downregulated early in chemically induced hepatocarcinogenesis and may be a suppressor of Gadd45b.
2007 Sep
Patents

Sample Use Guides

Mild-to-moderate anxiety: 10 to 15 mg, 3 or 4 times daily. Severe anxiety syndromes and Alcoholics with acute inebriation, tremulousness, or anxiety on withdrawal: 15 to 30 mg, 3 or 4 times daily. Older patients with anxiety, tension, irritability and agitation: 10 mg, 3 times daily (initial dosage), if necessary, increase cautiously to 15 mg, 3 or 4 times daily.
Route of Administration: Oral
In Vitro Use Guide
On the stretch-induced discharge activity of the isolated crayfish sensory neuron oxazepam only produced depression (less than or equal to 0.5 mM).
Name Type Language
OXAZEPAM
EP   HSDB   INN   JAN   MART.   MI   ORANGE BOOK   USAN   USP   VANDF   WHO-DD  
INN   USAN  
Official Name English
OXAZEPAM [HSDB]
Common Name English
OXAZEPAM CIV
USP-RS  
Common Name English
OXAZEPAM [MART.]
Common Name English
OXAZEPAM [USAN]
Common Name English
2H-1,4-BENZODIAZEPIN-2-ONE, 7-CHLORO-1,3-DIHYDRO-3-HYDROXY-5-PHENYL-, (±)-
Systematic Name English
OXAZEPAM [USP MONOGRAPH]
Common Name English
OXAZEPAM [MI]
Common Name English
NSC-169448
Code English
OXAZEPAM [IARC]
Common Name English
TEMAZEPAM IMPURITY, OXAZEPAM- [USP IMPURITY]
Common Name English
OXAZEPAM CIV [USP-RS]
Common Name English
SERAX
Brand Name English
OXAZEPAM [JAN]
Common Name English
OXAZEPAM [ORANGE BOOK]
Common Name English
OXAZEPAM [VANDF]
Common Name English
OXAZEPAM [EP MONOGRAPH]
Common Name English
ZAXOPAM
Brand Name English
(±)-7-CHLORO-1,3-DIHYDRO-3-HYDROXY-5-PHENYL-2H-1,4-BENZODIAZEPIN-2-ONE
Systematic Name English
TEMAZEPAM IMPURITY B [EP IMPURITY]
Common Name English
oxazepam [INN]
Common Name English
WY-3498
Code English
Oxazepam [WHO-DD]
Common Name English
J3.308A
Code English
Classification Tree Code System Code
NDF-RT N0000175694
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DEA NO. 2835
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NCI_THESAURUS C1012
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WHO-ATC N05BA04
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NDF-RT N0000007542
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WHO-VATC QN05BA04
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LIVERTOX NBK548104
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Code System Code Type Description
CHEBI
7823
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PUBCHEM
4616
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CAS
604-75-1
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WIKIPEDIA
OXAZEPAM
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NSC
169448
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MERCK INDEX
m8295
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ChEMBL
CHEMBL568
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EPA CompTox
DTXSID1021087
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DRUG CENTRAL
2015
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DAILYMED
6GOW6DWN2A
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LACTMED
Oxazepam
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RXCUI
7781
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PRIMARY RxNorm
HSDB
3140
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RS_ITEM_NUM
1483006
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DRUG BANK
DB00842
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MESH
D010076
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EVMPD
SUB09506MIG
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INN
1507
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FDA UNII
6GOW6DWN2A
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NCI_THESAURUS
C47642
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IUPHAR
7253
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SMS_ID
100000091921
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ECHA (EC/EINECS)
210-076-9
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