Background:

Clomethiazole hydrochloride is a sedative and anticonvulsant. Clomethiazole hydrochloride is neuroprotective and prevents the degeneration of serotonergic nerve terminals induced by 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA)[1][2].

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