Comparative Pharmacology
Head-to-head clinical analysis: HALCION versus TRIAZOLAM.
Peer-Reviewed Evidence
Head-to-head clinical analysis: HALCION versus TRIAZOLAM.
HALCION vs TRIAZOLAM
Comparing the clinical profiles, pharmacokinetic behaviors, and safety indices of these two therapeutic agents.
Triazolam is a benzodiazepine that enhances the effect of GABA at the GABA-A receptor, increasing chloride ion conductance and causing neuronal hyperpolarization, leading to CNS depression.
Triazolam is a benzodiazepine that binds to GABA-A receptors at the alpha-1 subunit, potentiating the inhibitory effects of GABA and increasing chloride ion influx, leading to neuronal hyperpolarization and sedation.
0.25 mg orally once daily at bedtime, maximum 0.5 mg per day.
0.125-0.25 mg orally once daily at bedtime; maximum 0.5 mg/day.
None Documented
None Documented
Terminal elimination half-life is 1.5–5.5 hours (mean 2.5 hours). Short half-life minimizes next-day sedation.
Clinical Note
moderateTriazolam + Fluticasone propionate
"The risk or severity of adverse effects can be increased when Triazolam is combined with Fluticasone propionate."
Clinical Note
moderateTriazolam + Sulfisoxazole
"The metabolism of Sulfisoxazole can be decreased when combined with Triazolam."
Clinical Note
moderateTriazolam + Erythromycin
"The serum concentration of Erythromycin can be increased when it is combined with Triazolam."
Clinical Note
moderateTriazolam + Cyclosporine
1.5-5.5 hours (mean 2-4 hours) in healthy adults; prolonged in hepatic cirrhosis and elderly.
Primarily renal (80%) as conjugated metabolites; fecal (8%); unchanged drug <1%.
Primarily renal: approximately 80% as metabolites, less than 2% unchanged; biliary/fecal: minor (about 8-10%).
Category C
Category D/X
Benzodiazepine
Benzodiazepine
"The metabolism of Cyclosporine can be decreased when combined with Triazolam."