Halazepam
PAXIPAM
What it isA discontinued benzodiazepine anxiolytic whose activity came largely from conversion to the long-acting metabolite nordiazepam.
Why this oneIt offered nothing its relatives did not, and was withdrawn from the market as a business decision rather than for safety.
What limits itIts main teaching value is as another spoke of the nordiazepam family wheel.
NO BOXED WARNINGS
Classes and tags
Clinical profile
Defining liabilitySedation, ataxia and long-lived active metabolite accumulation