Phenazepam is a tranquilizer from the group of benzodiazepine derivatives. Its tranquilizing and anxiolytic activity is much higher than the similar characteristics of the other medications of this series. It possesses the sedative, anticonvulsant, myorelaxant and hypnotic effects. The mechanism of the effect of phenazepam is connected with the decreased excitability of the subcortical centers of the brain and with the inhibition of the interaction between them and the cerebral cortex.
ATX Code N05B A.
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