Preferred Name

Chlormethiazole [Chemical/Ingredient]

Synonyms

Clomethiazole

ID

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/NDFRT/N0000167093

altLabel

Clomethiazole

Thiazole, 5-(2-chloroethyl)-4-methyl-

Chlormethiazole

cui

C0008221

MESH DEFINITION

A sedative and anticonvulsant often used in the treatment of alcohol withdrawal. Chlormethiazole has also been proposed as a neuroprotective agent. The mechanism of its therapeutic activity is not entirely clear, but it does potentiate GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID receptors response and it may also affect glycine receptors.

MESH DUI

D002719

MeSH name

Chlormethiazole

MESH UI

M0004156

NDFRT kind

INGREDIENT_KIND

notation

N0000167093

NUI

N0000167093

prefLabel

Chlormethiazole [Chemical/Ingredient]

tui

T109

T121

subClassOf

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/NDFRT/N0000008087

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