Products Gammahydroxybutyrate is commercially available as an oral solution (Xyrem). It has been approved in many countries since 2006. The drug belongs to narcotics and requires an aggravated prescription. GHB is also known to be manufactured and trafficked illegally. Structure and properties The free γ-hydroxybutyric acid (C4H8O3, Mr = 104.1 g/mol) is a colorless and … Gamma Hydroxybutyrate (GHB)
Products Clomethiazole is commercially available in capsule form and as a mixture (Distraneurin, UK: Heminevrin). It was developed at Roche in the 1930s. Structure and properties Clomethiazole (C6H8ClNS, Mr = 161.65 g/mol) is a chlorinated and methylated thiazole derivative. The compound is related to the thiazole moiety of vitamin B1 (thiamine). Effects Clomethiazole (ATC N05CM02) … Clomethiazole
Products Barbiturates are commercially available in many countries in tablet and injectable forms. Few drugs are still available because barbiturates have become less important after the introduction of benzodiazepines and other psychotropic drugs. Barbiturates were most commonly used in the first half of the 20th century. Barbiturates were synthesized as early as the 19th century. … Barbiturates
Products Paraldehyde is no longer commercially available as a finished drug product in many countries. Structure and properties Paraldehyde (C6H12O3, Mr = 132.2 g/mol) is a trimeric acetaldehyde. It exists as a colorless to pale yellow transparent liquid that solidifies to a crystalline mass at low temperature and is readily soluble in water. Effects Paraldehyde … Paraldehyde
