Phenazepam: more information coming in from the cold

Emma C. Lomas; Peter D. Maskell

doi:10.1016/j.jflm.2015.08.017

Phenazepam: more information coming in from the cold

Emma C. Lomas, Peter D. Maskell^*

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Abstract

Phenazepam is a 1–4 benzodiazepine that was developed in 1975 in the former USSR and is used clinically as an anxiolytic,1 anticonvulsant, hypnotic and for the treatment of ethanol withdrawal.2 Outside of the former soviet bloc there has been evidence of the abuse of phenazepam around the world since 1999,3 with reports of overdoses, driving under the influence of drug (DUID) cases and also deaths.4–8 As with other benzodiazepines the deaths have usually involved other drugs as well as phenazepam rather than phenazepam in isolation.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	61-62
Number of pages	2
Journal	Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine
Volume	36
Early online date	8 Sep 2015
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jflm.2015.08.017
Publication status	Published - 1 Nov 2015
Externally published	Yes

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Lomas, E. C., & Maskell, P. D. (2015). Phenazepam: more information coming in from the cold. Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine, 36, 61-62. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jflm.2015.08.017

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