cinolazepam cinolazepam cinolazepam (marketed under the brand name gerodorm) is a drug which is a benzodiazepine derivative. it possesses anxiolytic, anticonvulsant, sedative and skeletal muscle relaxant properties. due to its strong sedative properties, it is primarily used as a hypnotic. not to be confused with cinazepam, clonazepam, or camazepam. cinolazepamclinical datatrade namesgerodormahfs/drugs.comcinolazepamroutes ofadministrationoralatc coden05cd13 (who) legal statuslegal status us: unscheduled pharmacokinetic databioavailability90–100%metabolismhepaticelimination half-life3.8 hoursexcretionrenalidentifiers iupac name (rs)-3-undeca-5,8,10,12-tetraen-2-yl]propanenitrile cas number75696-02-5 ypubchem cid3033621drugbankdb01594 ychemspider2298251 yunii68p0556b0ukeggd07328 ychebichebi:59514 ychemblchembl2104926 nchemical and physical dataformulac18h13clfn3o2molar mass357.8 g·mol−13d model (jsmol)interactive imagechiralityracemic mixture smiles fc1=cc=cc=c1c2=nc(c(n(ccc#n)c3=c2c=c(c=c3)cl)=o)o inchi inchi=1s/c18h13clfn3o2/c19-11-6-7-15-13(10-11)16(12-4-1-2-5-14(12)20)22-17(24)18(25)23(15)9-3-8-21/h1-2,4-7,10,17,24h,3,9h2 ykey:xaxmyhmktcnrrz-uhfffaoysa-n y ny (what is this?) (verify) it was patented in 1978 and came into medical use in 1992. cinolazepam is not approved for sale in the united states or canada.