Not available in the U.S.
Flunitrazepam
ROHYPNOL
What it isPotent intermediate-acting benzodiazepine hypnotic, marketed abroad but never in the United States.
Why this oneIt matters mostly as a hazard: its potency, amnestic effect, and notoriety in drug-facilitated assault made it the emblematic “date-rape” benzodiazepine.
What limits itTrafficked, not prescribed, in the U.S.; encountered in toxicology screens rather than pharmacies.
NO BOXED WARNINGS
Classes and tags
Clinical profile
Defining liabilitySedation, amnesia, dependence and respiratory depression with other depressants
Active metabolites
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Self-check
- Was flunitrazepam ever marketed in the US?
No. - Which memory effect contributes to flunitrazepam’s assault-related hazard?
Amnesia.