Eszopiclone

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Molecule Structure

Scientific Name

Eszopiclone

Description of the Drug

Eszopiclone is a sedative-hypnotic used in the treatment of insomnia, improving both the latency phase and the maintenance phase of sleep.

Source: DrugBank Online – DrugBank.com. Retrieved 2023-03-10 from
http://www.drugbank.ca/drugs/DB00402

Brand Name(s)

Eszopiclone, Lunesta

Company Owner(s)

Nostrum Laboratories Inc, Teva Pharmaceuticals Usa Inc, Glenmark Generics Ltd, Macleods Pharmaceuticals Ltd, Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd, Chartwell Rx Sciences Llc, Sunovion Pharmaceuticals Inc, Aurobindo Pharma Ltd, Dr Reddys Laboratories Ltd, Orbion Pharmaceuticals Private Ltd

Mechanism(s) Of Action

Target Name Target Type Action Type Target ChEMBL ID
GABA-A receptor; anion channel PROTEIN COMPLEX GROUP POSITIVE ALLOSTERIC MODULATOR CHEMBL2093872

Unichem Links

SureChEMBL SCHEMBL28657
PharmGKB PA162630444
Human Metabolome Database HMDB0014546
DrugBank DB00402
PubChem: Thomson Pharma 14927588
PubChem 969472
Mcule MCULE-5099990703 MCULE-3167182309
Nikkaji J573.434G
BindingDB 50247998
EPA CompTox Dashboard DTXSID8046086
DrugCentral 1068
ChemicalBook CB1468825
Guide to Pharmacology 7429
rxnorm ESZOPICLONE LUNESTA
PubChem: Drugs of the Future 12015386
ChEBI 53760
ZINC ZINC000019632834