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Status:
US Approved Rx (2011)
First approved in 1997

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (ABSOLUTE)



Tiagabine (trade name Gabitril) is an anticonvulsant medication used in the treatment of Partial Seizures. The precise mechanism by which Tiagabine exerts its antiseizure effect is unknown, although it is believed to be related to its ability to enha...
Status:
US Approved Rx (2015)
First approved in 1986

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (ACHIRAL)


Conditions:

Buspirone is the first of a new class of anxioselective agents, the azaspirodecanediones. Animal studies have suggested antianxiety activity and the absence of abuse potential. Behavioural, electrophysiological and receptor binding experiments gradua...
Status:
US Approved Rx (2000)
First approved in 1985

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (ACHIRAL)



Midazolam, previously marketed under the trade name Versed, is a medication used for anesthesia, procedural sedation, trouble sleeping, and severe agitation. Midazolam is a short-acting benzodiazepine central nervous system (CNS) depressant. Pharmaco...
Status:
US Approved Rx (2010)
First approved in 1981

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (ACHIRAL)



Alprazolam, a benzodiazepine, is used to treat panic disorder and anxiety disorder. Unlike chlordiazepoxide, clorazepate, and prazepam, alprazolam has a shorter half-life and metabolites with minimal activity. Alprazolam may have significant drug int...
Status:
US Approved Rx (1980)
First approved in 1977

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (RACEMIC)


Conditions:

Lorazepam (brand name Ativan) is indicated for the management of anxiety disorders or for the short-term relief of the symptoms of anxiety or anxiety associated with depressive symptoms. Anxiety or tension associated with the stress of everyday life ...
Status:
US Approved Rx (2022)
First approved in 1972

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (RACEMIC)



Clorazepate is a water-soluble benzodiazepine derivative effective in the treatment of anxiety. It has also muscle relaxant and anticonvulsant actions. Studies in healthy men have shown that clorazepate dipotassium has depressant effects on the centr...
Status:
US Approved Rx (1988)
First approved in 1965

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (RACEMIC)



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 dis...
Status:
US Approved Rx (1988)
First approved in 1963

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (ACHIRAL)



Diazepam is a benzodiazepine first discovered at Hoffman-La Roche in the late 1950s. Diazepam was approved by FDA for the treatment of anxiety disorders as well as for such conditions as skeletal muscle spasm, alcohol withdrawal syndrom and convulsion...
Status:
US Approved Rx (2022)
First approved in 1960

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (ACHIRAL)



Chlordiazepoxide (trade name Librium) is a sedative and hypnotic medication of the benzodiazepine class. Chlordiazepoxide is indicated for the management of anxiety disorders or for the short-term relief of symptoms of anxiety, withdrawal symptoms of...
Status:
US Approved Rx (2014)
First approved in 1959

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (ABSOLUTE)



Oxymorphone is an analgesic that is FDA approved for the treatment of moderate to severe pain. It is also indicated for relief of anxiety in patients with dyspnea associated with pulmonary edema secondary to acute left ventricular dysfunction. Oxymor...