flunitrazepam definition

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Benzodiazepine with pharmacologic actions similar to those of diazepam. The united states government has banned the importation of this drug. Steps are being taken to reclassify this substance as a schedule 1 drug with no accepted medical use.

Pharmacological action: anti-anxiety agents, gaba modulators.

Chemical name: 2H-1,4-Benzodiazepin-2-one, 5-(2-fluorophenyl)-1,3-dihydro-1-methyl-7-nitro-

(12 Dec 1998)