Ciclotizolam[1] (WE-973) is a drug which is a thienotriazolodiazepine derivative. It is a partial agonist for the benzodiazepine site of the GABAA receptor, with similar binding affinity to related compounds like brotizolam, but a low efficacy.[2][3]

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References

  1. ^ DE Patent 2445430
  2. ^ Weber KH, Kuhn FJ, Böke-Kuhn K, Lehr E, Danneberg PB, Hommer D, Paul SM, Skolnick P (February 1985). "Pharmacological and neurochemical properties of 1,4-diazepines with two annelated heterocycles ('hetrazepines')". European Journal of Pharmacology. 109 (1): 19–31. doi:10.1016/0014-2999(85)90535-7. PMID 2986988.
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