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A Sequential Trial of Wy 3498 (Oxazepam)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2018

John Le Gassicke
Affiliation:
St. George's Hospital, Morpeth, Northumberland
Frank M. McPherson
Affiliation:
Department of Psychological Medicine, University of Edinburgh; Professorial Unit, Jordanburn Nerve Hospital, Edinburgh, 10

Extract

Oxazepam, Wy 3498 (John Wyeth, Brother Ltd.) is a benzodiazepine derivative-7-chloro-1, 3-dihydro-3-hydroxy-5-phenyl-2H-1, 4-ben-zodiazepin-2-one. The structural formula is as follows:Other Benzodiazepin derivatives in current use are chlordiazepoxide (Librium) and diazepam (Valium).

Type
Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1965 

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