| Pharmaceutical Information |
| Drug Name |
Chloral hydrate |
| Drug ID |
BADD_D00428 |
| Description |
A hypnotic and sedative used in the treatment of insomnia. The safety margin is too narrow for chloral hydrate to be used as a general anesthetic in humans, but it is commonly used for that purpose in animal experiments. It is no longer considered useful as an anti-anxiety medication. |
| Indications and Usage |
Mainly used as a hypnotic in the treatment of insomnia; however, it is only effective as a hypnotic for short-term use. May be used as a routine sedative preoperatively to decrease anxiety and cause sedation and/or sleep with respiration depression or cough reflex. |
| Marketing Status |
approved; illicit; investigational; vet_approved |
| ATC Code |
N05CC01 |
| DrugBank ID |
DB01563
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| KEGG ID |
D00265
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| MeSH ID |
D002697
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| PubChem ID |
2707
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| TTD Drug ID |
D02OAV
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| NDC Product Code |
76003-0294; 51927-0122; 65319-1224; 38779-0641; 51552-0528; 51927-1002 |
| UNII |
418M5916WG
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| Synonyms |
Chloral Hydrate | Hydrate, Chloral | Noctec |
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| Chemical Information |
| Molecular Formula |
C2H3Cl3O2 |
| CAS Registry Number |
302-17-0 |
| SMILES |
C(C(Cl)(Cl)Cl)(O)O |
| Chemical Structure |
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