Comparison of anticonvulsant effects of clorazepate dipotassium and diazepam. Four week anticonvulsant study in Rhesus monkeys

Clorazepate dipotassium and diazepam were administered daily for the first 5 days of each week to Rhesus monkeys at equimolar doses and challanged once a week with a convulsant dose of pentylenetetrazol. Clorazepate exhibited sustained anticonvulsant activity throughout the second, third, and fourth weeks while diazepam was effective only during the second and third weeks.