Elum

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

Elum is a benzodiazepine with anxiolytic, sedative/hypnotic, muscle relaxant, and antiepileptic effects. It is marketed in the Argentina, Australia, Portugal, Belgium, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Germany, Taiwan and Japan -- mainly for anti-anxiety. The usual dose of cloxazolam in adults is 3-12mg/day for anti-anxiety. Although less commonly noted, it has also been reported as clinically effective in the treatment of depression, schizophrenia, and neurosis. As well, it has also been studied in Japan in doses of 15-30mg/day as an adjunct in the treatment of intractable epilepsy, for which it has demonstrated effectiveness.

Studies have shown a superiority of 4mg/day of cloxazepam to 12mg/day of bromazepam in terms of anxiety, depressed mood, and sleep; an insignificant difference in terms of sedative effect; and less muscle relaxant effects. [3]

Elum, administered as a single oral dose of 3mg, when compared to a single 5 mg dose of diazepam in one study, showed similar subjective measures; however, there cloxazolam caused more fatigue, and less mood improvement. Elum also induced a significant increase in heart rate in the control group of this study. [3]

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Trade Name	Elum
Generic	Cloxazolam
Cloxazolam Other Names	Cloxazolam, Cloxazolamum, Cloxazolazepam
Type
Formula	C₁₇H₁₄Cl₂N₂O₂
Weight	Average: 349.211 Monoisotopic: 348.043233116
Groups	Experimental
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Last Updated:	September 19, 2023 at 7:00 am

Uses

Used primarily as an anti-anxiety agent. Typically used short term, and may be given as a single dose of up to 100mcg/kg to reduce anxiety and tension experienced prior to surgery.

How Elum works

Elum is a long acting benzodiazepine. It acts as a prodrug, with pharmacologically active metabolites, which bind to to the GABAa receptor, which other benzodiazepines bind to, to illicit a physiological response. [wiki]

Toxicity

Drowsiness and ataxia are dose related. Central nervous system toxicity may result in respiratory depression and loss of consciousness. As such, pre-existing central nervous system depression and severe hepatic impairment are two particular contraindications for use.