Emylcamate

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Emylcamate
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  • 3-methyl-3-pentanol carbamate
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Formula C7H15NO2
Molar mass 145.202 g·mol−1
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Emylcamate (marketed as Striatran by Merck) is an anxiolytic and muscle relaxant. It was patented in the US in 1961 (US Patent 2,972,564) and advertised for the treatment of anxiety and tension. It was claimed to be superior to meprobamate, which would eventually replace emylcamate.

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A study of the drug's effects in mice was done in 1959. It concluded that at 50 mg/kg emylcamate gave a 63% decrease in motor activity compared with meprobamate's 32% decrease, a doubling in effective potency. The therapeutic index in mice was also established:

MeprobamateEmylcamateEffect
175123 ED50 (mg/kg)
600550 LD50 (mg/kg)
3.44.4 Therapeutic index

Emylcamate also has a faster intra-parenteral onset than meprobamate, 3 minutes compared with 35. [2]

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References

  1. Anvisa (2023-03-31). "RDC Nº 784 - Listas de Substâncias Entorpecentes, Psicotrópicas, Precursoras e Outras sob Controle Especial" [Collegiate Board Resolution No. 784 - Lists of Narcotic, Psychotropic, Precursor, and Other Substances under Special Control] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Diário Oficial da União (published 2023-04-04). Archived from the original on 2023-08-03. Retrieved 2023-08-16.
  2. Melander B (1959). "Emylcamate, A Potent Tranquillizing Relaxant". Journal of Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry. 1 (5): 443–457. doi:10.1021/jm50006a003.

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