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Clobazam Versus Placebo for Anxiety and Tension in Psychoneurotic Outpatients. A Multicenter Collaborative Study
Author(s) -
DONLON PATRICK T.,
SINGER JACK M.
Publication year - 1979
Publication title -
the journal of clinical pharmacology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.92
H-Index - 116
eISSN - 1552-4604
pISSN - 0091-2700
DOI - 10.1002/j.1552-4604.1979.tb02483.x
Subject(s) - clobazam , placebo , anti anxiety agents , anxiety , anxiolytic , benzodiazepine , medicine , anesthesia , drug , psychology , pharmacology , psychiatry , alternative medicine , epilepsy , receptor , pathology
Clobazam, a 1,5-benzodiazepine, was compared with placebo in 190 psychoneurotic outpatients with prominent symptoms of anxiety and tension of at least two weeks of duration. The design was one of double-blind parallel groups treated for one week. Clobazam subjects began on 40 mg daily in divided dosage, which was increased to 80 mg daily be day 3 if the drug was well tolerated. Two patients receiving clobazam had laboratory chemistry abnormalities which were possibly drug related. Adverse effects occurred more frequently in the clobazam group and were typical of those of marketed benzodiazepines. This study indicates that clobazam is an effective anxiolytic agent demonstrating its clinical effects during the first week of treatment.