Doral

Doral Uses, Dosage, Side Effects, Food Interaction and all others data.

Doral is a drug which is a benzodiazepine derivative. It induces impairment of motor function and has hypnotic properties. Doral is used to treat insomnia.

Doral is a benzodiazepine derivative. The main pharmacological action of quazepam is the enhancement of the neurotransmitter GABA at the GABAA receptor.

Trade Name Doral
Availability Prescription only
Generic Quazepam
Quazepam Other Names Quazepam, Quazepamum
Related Drugs amitriptyline, lorazepam, melatonin, zolpidem, diphenhydramine, Ativan
Weight 15mg,
Type Oral tablet
Formula C17H11ClF4N2S
Weight Average: 386.794
Monoisotopic: 386.026759579
Groups Approved, Illicit
Therapeutic Class
Manufacturer
Available Country United States,
Last Updated: September 19, 2023 at 7:00 am
Doral
Doral

Uses

Doral is a long -acting benzodiazepine used to manage insomnia.

Used to treat insomnia.

Doral is also used to associated treatment for these conditions: Insomnia

Food Interaction

  • Avoid alcohol. Ingesting alcohol may increase the drowsiness and CNS depression caused by quazepam.

[Moderate] GENERALLY AVOID: Acute alcohol ingestion may potentiate the CNS depression and other CNS effects of many benzodiazepines.

Tolerance may develop with chronic ethanol use.

The mechanism may be decreased clearance of the benzodiazepines because of CYP450 hepatic enzyme inhibition.

Also, it has been suggested that the cognitive deficits induced by benzodiazepines may be increased in patients who chronically consume large amounts of alcohol.



MONITOR: Grapefruit juice may increase the plasma concentrations of orally administered drugs that are substrates of the CYP450 3A4 isoenzyme.

However, the interaction seems to affect primarily those drugs that undergo significant presystemic metabolism by CYP450 3A4 (i.e., drugs with low oral bioavailability), presumably due to the fact that grapefruit juice inhibits intestinal rather than hepatic CYP450 3A4.

Because pharmacokinetic interactions involving grapefruit juice are often subject to a high degree of interpatient variability, the extent to which a given patient may be affected is difficult to predict.

MANAGEMENT: Patients should be advised to avoid alcohol during benzodiazepine therapy.

Patients who regularly consume grapefruit or grapefruit juice should be monitored for adverse effects and altered plasma concentrations of drugs that undergo significant presystemic metabolism by CYP450 3A4.

Grapefruit and grapefruit juice should be avoided if an interaction is suspected.

Orange juice is not expected to interact with these drugs.

Elimination Route

Bioavailability is 29-35% following oral administration.

Half Life

39 hours

Innovators Monograph

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