NCIt definition : A long-acting benzodiazepine with anxiolytic, sedative and hypnotic activity. Chlordiazepoxide
exerts its effect by binding to the benzodiazepine site at the gamma-aminobutyric
acid (GABA) receptor-chloride ionophore complex in the central nervous system (CNS).
This leads to an increase in the opening of chloride channels, membrane hyperpolarization
and increases the inhibitory effect of GABA on the CNS.;