Not available in the U.S.
Flunitrazepam
ROHYPNOL
What it isA potent intermediate-acting benzodiazepine hypnotic, marketed abroad but never in the United States.
Why this oneIt matters mostly as a hazard: its potency, amnestic effect, and notoriety in drug-facilitated assault made it the emblematic “date-rape” benzodiazepine.
What limits itIn the U.S. it is a trafficked, not prescribed, drug — encountered in toxicology screens rather than pharmacies.
NO BOXED WARNINGS
Classes and tags
Clinical profile
Defining liabilitySedation, amnesia, dependence and respiratory depression with other depressants