Flubromazepam is a
benzodiazepine derivative which was first synthesized in 1960, but was never marketed and did not receive any further attention or study until late 2012 when it appeared on the
grey market
A grey market or dark market (sometimes confused with the similar term " parallel market") is the trade of a commodity through distribution channels that are not authorized by the original manufacturer or trade mark proprietor. Grey market pr ...
as a novel
designer drug
A designer drug is a structural or functional analog of a controlled substance that has been designed to mimic the pharmacological effects of the original drug, while avoiding classification as illegal and/or detection in standard drug tests. D ...
.
It is a
structural analog
A structural analog (analogue in modern traditional English; Commonwealth English), also known as a chemical analog or simply an analog, is a compound having a structure similar to that of another compound, but differing from it in respect to a c ...
of
phenazepam in which the chlorine atom has been replaced by a fluorine atom.
An alternate isomer, 5-(2-bromophenyl)-7-fluoro-1,3-dihydro-2''H''-1,4-benzodiazepin-2-one or "iso-flubromazepam",
may have been sold under the same name.
Legal status
United Kingdom
In the UK, flubromazepam has been classified as a
Class C drug by the May 2017 amendment to
The Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 along with several other designer benzodiazepine drugs.
United States
Flubromazepam,
clonazolam
Clonazolam (also known as clonitrazolam) is a drug of the triazolobenzodiazepine (TBZD) class, which are benzodiazepines (BZDs) fused with a triazole ring. It has had very little research done about its effects and metabolism, and has been so ...
, and
flubromazolam
Flubromazolam (JYI-73) is a triazolobenzodiazepine (TBZD), which are benzodiazepine (BZD) derivatives. Flubromazolam is reputed to be highly potent, and concerns have been raised that clonazolam and flubromazolam in particular may pose compara ...
are Schedule I controlled substances under Virginia State Law.
See also
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List of benzodiazepine designer drugs
The below tables contain a sample list of benzodiazepines and benzodiazepine Analog (chemistry), analogs that are commonly prescribed, with their basic pharmacological characteristics, such as half-life and equivalent doses to other benzodiazepine ...
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Desmethyletizolam
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Ro07-9749
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SH-I-048A
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Imidazenil (licensed)
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Phenazepam
References
Benzodiazepines
Bromoarenes
Designer drugs
Fluoroarenes
GABAA receptor positive allosteric modulators
Hypnotics
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