| 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
|
| KEGG ID |
D00265
|
| MeSH ID |
D002697
|
| PubChem ID |
2707
|
| TTD Drug ID |
D02OAV
|
| NDC Product Code |
76003-0294; 51927-0122; 65319-1224; 38779-0641; 51552-0528; 51927-1002 |
| UNII |
418M5916WG
|
| Synonyms |
Chloral Hydrate | Hydrate, Chloral | Noctec |
