Elfazepam[1] is a drug which is a benzodiazepine derivative.[2] Presumably it has sedative and anxiolytic actions like those of other benzodiazepines.

Orexigenic properties in animals.[3][4] The mechanism for increasing feed intake is not clear and has been subject of investigation.[5] It has been found that elfazepam suppresses gastric acid secretion.[6]

References

  1. ^ U.S. patent 4,010,154
  2. ^ Psychotropics.dk
  3. ^ Baile CA, McLaughlin CL (November 1979). "A review of the behavioral and physiological responses to elfazepam, a chemical feed intake stimulant". Journal of Animal Science. 49 (5): 1371–95. doi:10.2527/jas1979.4951371x. PMID 396294.
  4. ^ Baile CA, Naylor J, McLaughlin CL, Catanzaro CA (August 1981). "Endotoxin-elicited fever and anorexia and elfazepam-stimulated feeding in sheep". Physiology & Behavior. 27 (2): 271–7. doi:10.1016/0031-9384(81)90269-9. PMID 7029576. S2CID 12408796.
  5. ^ Keim DA, Baile CA, Bolton JR, Wangsness PJ, Della Fera MA (January 1979). "Abomasal function following injections of elfazepam and 9-aza-cannabinol". Pharmacology, Biochemistry, and Behavior. 10 (1): 63–70. doi:10.1016/0091-3057(79)90170-9. PMID 35793. S2CID 915512.
  6. ^ Van Den Broek GW, Robertson J, Keim DA, Baile CA (July 1979). "Feeding and depression of abomasal secretion in sheep elicited by elfazepam and 9-aza-cannabinol". Pharmacology, Biochemistry, and Behavior. 11 (1): 51–6. doi:10.1016/0091-3057(79)90296-x. PMID 493298. S2CID 33152825.