Α-Hydroxyetizolam Explained

α-Hydroxyetizolam is the pharmacologically active metabolite of etizolam.^[1] α-Hydroxyetizolam has a half-life of approximately 8.2 hours.^[2]

Etizolam's other non-pharmacologically active metabolite in humans is 8-hydroxyetizolam.

See also

• Etizolam
• Alprazolam
• Brotizolam
• Clotiazepam
• Deschloroetizolam
• Metizolam
• Benzodiazepine dependence
• Benzodiazepine withdrawal syndrome
• Long-term effects of benzodiazepines

External links

• Inchem.org - Etizolam

Notes and References

1. Web site: PubChem . alpha-Hydroxyetizolam. 2021-02-23. U.S. National Library of Medicine . en.
2. Nakamae T, Shinozuka T, Sasaki C, Ogamo A, Murakami-Hashimoto C, Irie W, Terada M, Nakamura S, Furukawa M, Kurihara K . 6 . Case report: Etizolam and its major metabolites in two unnatural death cases . Forensic Science International . 182 . 1–3 . e1-6 . November 2008 . 18976871 . 10.1016/j.forsciint.2008.08.012 .