Pyrazolam

Pyrazolam (SH-I-04)[1] is a benzodiazepine derivative originally developed by a team led by Leo Sternbach at Hoffman-La Roche in the 1970s,[2] and subsequently "rediscovered" and sold as a designer drug starting in 2012.[3][4][5][6][7]

Pyrazolam
Clinical data
Routes of
administration		Oral, Sublingual, rectal
Legal status
Legal status
Pharmacokinetic data
Elimination half-life17 hours
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CAS Number
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ChEMBL
Chemical and physical data
FormulaC16H12BrN5
Molar mass354.211 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)

Pyrazolam has structural similarities to alprazolam[8] and bromazepam. Unlike other benzodiazepines, pyrazolam does not appear to undergo metabolism, instead being excreted unchanged in the urine.[3] It is most selective for the α2 and α3 subtypes of the GABAA receptor.[9]

United Kingdom

In the UK, pyrazolam has been classified as a Class C drug by section 5 of the May 2017 amendment to The Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 along with several other designer benzodiazepine drugs.[10]

See also

References
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  2. US 3954728, "Preparation of triazolo benzodiazepines and novel compounds"
  3. Moosmann B, Hutter M, Huppertz LM, Ferlaino S, Redlingshöfer L, Auwärter V (July 2013). "Characterization of the designer benzodiazepine pyrazolam and its detectability in human serum and urine". Forensic Toxicology. 31 (2): 263–271. doi:10.1007/s11419-013-0187-4.
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  5. Pettersson Bergstrand M, Helander A, Hansson T, Beck O (April 2017). "Detectability of designer benzodiazepines in CEDIA, EMIT II Plus, HEIA, and KIMS II immunochemical screening assays". Drug Testing and Analysis. 9 (4): 640–645. doi:10.1002/dta.2003. PMID 27366870.
  6. Høiseth G, Tuv SS, Karinen R (November 2016). "Blood concentrations of new designer benzodiazepines in forensic cases". Forensic Science International. 268: 35–38. doi:10.1016/j.forsciint.2016.09.006. PMID 27685473.
  7. Manchester KR, Maskell PD, Waters L (March 2018). "a and plasma protein binding values for benzodiazepines appearing as new psychoactive substances" (PDF). Drug Testing and Analysis. 10 (8): 1258–1269. doi:10.1002/dta.2387. PMID 29582576.
  8. Hester JB, Rudzik AD, Kamdar BV (November 1971). "6-phenyl-4H-s-triazolo[4,3-a][1,4]benzodiazepines which have central nervous system depressant activity". Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 14 (11): 1078–81. doi:10.1021/jm00293a015. PMID 5165540.
  9. Hester JB, Von Voigtlander P (November 1979). "6-Aryl-4H-s-triazolo[4,3-a][1,4]benzodiazepines. Influence of 1-substitution on pharmacological activity". Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 22 (11): 1390–8. doi:10.1021/jm00197a021. PMID 42799.
  10. "The Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Amendment) Order 2017".
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