Anxiolytics Medchem Flashcards
what metabolizes buspirone?
what are the 2 metabolites?
3A4
1-PP and 6’-hydroxybuspirone
what is buspirones t1/2?
2-4 hours
what drug class is buspirone?
5HT1A agonist
what are the requirements of the structuring of benzos?
- a seven membered ring
- EWG at position 7
what does adding an EWG at position 2’ of benzos do?
increases potency
what is the name of the first benzo?
chlordiazepoxide
diazepam undergoes hydroxylation to become? active or inactive?
3-hydroxydiazepam (temazepam)
active
diazepam undergoes n-demethylation to become? active or inactive?
N-desmethyldiazepam (nordazepam)
active
both metabolites of diazepam are further metabolized into? active or inactive?
oxazepam
active
what metabolism inactivates oxazepam?
glucuronidation
what is unique about clorazepate?
its a prodrug
clorazepate undergoes decarboxylation into? active or inactive?
nordazepam
active
why is lorazepam more potent than oxazepam?
has a 2’ EWG making it more potent
what metabolism does lorazepam undergo?
active or inactive
glucuronidation
inactive
alprazolam undergoes cyp3A4 metabolism into what to metabolites?
4-hydroxyalprazolam
alpha-hydroxyalprazolam