
Triclofos Sodium
Triclofos sodium is an old sedative/hypnotic that is a prodrug to trichloroethanol that induces sleep and relieves anxiety. It has a half-life of 7-12 hours. It is primarily used in insomnia for children or pre-operatively. A pediatric dose is 500mg and for adults 1-2 grams. Only intended for short-term use to avoid dependency and withdrawal. Triclofos is less potent than chloral hydrate but preferred as it is more palatable and causes less gastric irritation. They both share the same metabolite 2,2,2 trichloroethanol.