Attention! Information is for reference only!
Before taking the course, consult a doctor!
WEB SITE ONLY DIRECTORY. NOT PHARMACY! We do not sell medicines! None!

Description of the medicine: Estazolam (Estazolam)

ESTAZOLAM.

8-Chloro-6-phenyl-4H-s-triazolo [4,3-a] [1,4] -benzodiazepine.

Synonym: Nuktanol, Nuktanol.

Chemically differs from nitrazepam and flunitrazepam in that it contains a "built-in" triazole ring and a chlorine atom (instead of NO2) in the molecule with a phenyl nucleus. At the same time, it is very close in structure to the triazolam.

Has an anxiolytic, sedative, hypnotic and relatively weak muscle relaxant and anticonvulsant activity.

Quickly and completely absorbed in the digestive tract, T1 / 2 is about 17 hours; Metabolized in the liver, excreted by the kidneys.

Applied with neuroses with a depressive-phobic syndrome, increased excitability and sleep disorders, as well as with epilepsy (ancillary).

Assign with neurotic states of 0.004-0.006 g (4-6 mg) per day (in 2-3 doses), as a sleeping pill for half an hour before sleep to 0,002-0,004 g (2-4 mg); Elderly patients - 0.001 (1 mg). Tablets are swallowed whole, without chewing, washed down with a small amount of water.

Side effects include daytime drowsiness and ataxia.

Enhances the effect of drugs that depress the central nervous system.

Form release: tablets of 0.002 g (2 mg) (N. 20).