Benzodiazepines List of Trade Names, Uses and Dosage

Drug Name  

Common Brand Names 

Time to Peak (Onset of action in hours)  

Elimination Half-Life (h) [active metabolite]  

Primary Effects  

Approximate Equivalent Dose  

Alprazolam

Xanax, Xanor, Tafil, Alprox, Frontal (Brazil)

1-2

6-12 hours

anxiolytic

0.5 mg

Bromazepam

Lexotanil, Lexotan, Lexomil, Somalium, Bromam

1-3

10-20 hours

anxiolytic

5-6 mg

Chlordiazepoxide

Librium, Tropium, Risolid, Klopoxid

1.5-4

5-30 hours [36-200 hours]

anxiolytic

25 mg

Cinolazepam

Gerodorm

.5-2

9 h

hypnotic

40 mg

Clonazepam

Klonopin, Klonapin, Rivotril, Iktorivil

1-4

18-50 hours

anxiolytic, anticonvulsant

0.5 mg

Cloxazolam

Olcadil (Brazil)

2-5 (?)

18-50 hours

anxiolytic, anticonvulsant

1 mg

Clorazepate

Tranxene

Variable

[36-100 hours]

anxiolytic, anticonvulsant

15 mg

Diazepam

Valium, Apzepam, Stesolid, Vival, Apozepam, Hexalid, Valaxona

1-2

20-100 hours [36-200]

anxiolytic, anticonvulsant, muscle relaxant

10 mg

Estazolam

ProSom

0.5-5

10-24 h

hypnotic

1-2 mg

Flunitrazepam

Rohypnol, Fluscand, Flunipam, Ronal, Rohydorm (Brazil)

0.5-3

18-26 hours [36-200 hours]

hypnotic

1 mg

Flurazepam

Dalmadorm, Dalmane

1-1.5

[40-250 hours]

hypnotic

20-25 mg

Flutoprazepam

Restas

0.5-9

60-90 hours

hypnotic

2-3 mg

Halazepam

Paxipam

1-3

[30-100 hours]

anxiolytic

20-40 mg

Ketazolam

Anxon

2.5-3

30-100 hours [36-200]

anxiolytic

15-30 mg

Loprazolam

Dormonoct

0.5-4

6-12 hours

hypnotic

1-2 mg

Lorazepam

Ativan, Temesta, Lorabenz

2-4

10-20 hours

anxiolytic,anticonvulsant

1 mg

Lormetazepam

Loramet, Noctamid, Pronoctan

0.5-2

10-12 hours

hypnotic

1-2 mg

Medazepam

Nobrium

?

36-200 hours

anxiolytic

10 mg

Midazolam

Dormicum, Versed, Hypnovel, Dormonid (Brazil)

0.5-1

3 hours (1.8-6 hours)

hypnotic

5 mg

Nimetazepam

Erimin

0.5-3

14-30 hours

hypnotic

5 mg

Nitrazepam

Mogadon, Alodorm, Pacisyn, Dumolid

0.5-7

15-38 hours

hypnotic

10 mg

Nordazepam

Madar, Stilny

?

50-120 hours

anxiolytic

10 mg

Oxazepam

Seresta, Serax, Serenid, Serepax, Sobril, Oxascand, Alopam, Oxabenz, Oxapax

3-4

4-15 hours

anxiolytic

30 mg

Phenazepam

 ?

1.5-4

60 hours

anxiolytic, anticonvulsant

1 mg

Pinazepam

Domar

?

40-100 hours

anxiolytic

20 mg

Prazepam

Lysanxia, Centrax

2-6

36-200 hours

anxiolytic

10-20 mg

Premazepam

1

2-6

10-13 hours

anxiolytic

3.75 mg

Quazepam

Doral

1-5

39-120 hours

hypnotic

20 mg

Temazepam

Restoril, Normison, Euhypnos

0.5-3

8-22 hours

hypnotic

20 mg

Tetrazepam

Mylostan

1-3

3-26 hours

Skeletal muscle relaxant

50mg

Triazolam

Halcion, Rilamir

0.5-2

2 hours

hypnotic

0.25 mg

Drug Name

Common Brand Names*

Elimination Half-Life (h) [active metabolite]

Primary Effects

Approximate Equivalent Dose

Clobazam

Frisium, Urbanol

8-60 hours

anxiolytic, anticonvulsant

20 mg

DMCM

 ?

 ?

anxiogenic, convulsant

N/A, not used therapeutically

Flumazenil

Anexate, Lanexat, Mazicon, Romazicon

1 hour

antidote

N/A, typical dose 0.2 - 0.6 mg

Eszopiclone

Lunesta

6 hours

hypnotic

3 mg

Zaleplon

Sonata, Starnoc

1 hours

hypnotic

20 mg

Zolpidem

Ambien, Nytamel, Stilnoct, Stilnox, Zoldem, Zolnod

2.6 hours

hypnotic

20 mg

Zopiclone

Imovane, Rhovane, Zileze; Zimoclone; Zimovane; Zopitan; Zorclone,

4-6 hours

hypnotic

15 mg