Posted by Iago Camboa on April 11, 2002, at 12:35:21
For those who like to look at the structural formulae of all manner of psychotropic substances, the following points to a very comprehensive (chemical) database:
http://chemfinder.cambridgesoft.com/
As an example, one can easily visualize that the hypnotic drug 'zolpidem' (Ambien) is not a benzo itself (though inserts call it a 'benzodiazepine-like' drug) while its antidote 'flumazenil' IS indeed a benzodiazepine that acts as a 'BENZODIAZEPINE RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST'...
Did you also know this one, Elizabeth?Iago
poster:Iago Camboa
thread:102766
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