Table V.

Oral Dosage, Onset Time, Duration of Effects and Half-life of Selected DBZDs (59–62)

Compound	“Recreational” oral doses [mg]	Onset [min]	Duration of effects [h]	Half- life [h]
3-Hydroxyphenazepam	0.5–4	30–90	24	N/A
Clonazolam	0.2–1	20–60	6–10	3.6
Deschloroetizolam	4–6	1–5	8–10	N/A
Diclazepam	2–4	15–90	8–12	42
Etizolam	0.25–3 Therapeutic: 0.5–2.0	30–120	5–8	3.4–7.1
Flualprazolam	0.125–2.5	10–30	6–14	9.5–12
Flubromazepam	4–8	15–90	12–18	106
Flubromazolam	0.15–0.25	20–45	Sedation for 10 h, Partial amnesia >24 h	Possibly 30 h
Flunitrazolam	0.08–0.15	10–30	4–5	N/A
Meclonazepam	2–3	20–60	9–15	80
Metizolam	2	30–90	5–8	N/A
Nifoxipam	0.5–3.0	45–120	10–75	N/A
Norflurazepam (N-desalkylflurazepam)	5–10	45–120	10–16	40–250
Phenazepam	3–5 Therapeutic: max. 10	15–60	>18	15–60
Pyrazolam	0.5–4	10–25	5–8	17