Etifoxine

DB08986ApprovedWithdrawnSmall molecule

Etifoxine is a benzoxazine class drug primarily used as an anxiolytic, but that also possesses neuroprotective, neuroplastic, and anti-inflammatory properties; these effects are thought to arise due to modulation of GABAergic neurotransmission and neurosteroid synthesis. Etifoxine is an anxiolytic and anticonvulsant drug developed by Hoechst in the 1960s.

Chemical structure of Etifoxine
Mechanism
Curator reviewed
Formula / weight
C17H17ClN2O · 300.79 g/mol (avg)
Code names
HOE 36801

Resolves to

Clinical / RWD
Structure
InChIKeyIBYCYJFUEJQSMK-UHFFFAOYSA-NSMILESCCNC1=NC2=CC=C(Cl)C=C2C(C)(O1)C1=CC=CC=C1
Targets

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2Protein targetsEach mapped to UniProt, with action and pharmacological action
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667Drug interactionsStructured to mechanism, not free text
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2Clinical trialsPhase, status and sponsor resolved per trial
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1Structured indicationCondition, population, route and combination as fields, not prose
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2Marketed productsAcross 2 countries and 2 labellers
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1ATC codeIncluding every combination product, plus 7 drug categories
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10+ReferencesStructured and connected to the statements they support
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