Psychology Wiki   34,114pages on this wiki    Lormetazepam
chemical structure  9-chloro- 6-(2-chlorophenyl)- 4-hydroxy-
2-methyl- 2,5- diazabicyclo [5.4.0] undeca- 5,8,10,12- tetraen-
3-one IUPAC name CAS number ATC code   Chemical formula
{{{chemical_formula}}} Molecular weight 335.2 g/mol
Bioavailability 80% Metabolism Hepatic Elimination half-life
10–12 hours Excretion Renal Pregnancy category D Legal status
{{{legal_status}}} Routes of administration Oral    The Dutch,
British and French system called the System of Objectified
Judgement Analysis for assessing whether drugs should be
included in drug formularies based on clinical efficacy, adverse
effects, pharmacokinetic properties, toxicity and drug
interactions was used to assess lormetazepam. A Dutch analysis
using the system found that lormetazepam is unsuitable to be
included in drug prescribing formularies.[1]   The
bioavailability of lormetazepam was found to be 80%.[2]
Lormetazepam and other benzodiazepine drugs act as positive
modulators at the