Rat and rabbit EFD: no adverse embryo-fetal effects in surviving animals
“Regardless of these adverse effects to the pregnant female, in surviving animals, remimazolam had no adverse effects on embryo-fetal development up to 30 mg/kg/day in rat”
✓ VerifiedFDA pharmacology/toxicology review, p. 9Source ↗
Safety pharmacology
Benzodiazepine-type sedation, respiratory depression and cardiovascular depression
“Remimazolam produced typical benzodiazepine-related pharmacodynamic effects including sedation, respiratory depression, and cardiovascular depression.”
✓ VerifiedFDA pharmacology/toxicology review, p. 7Source ↗
Not genotoxic overall: Ames negative; in vitro chromosome aberration positive without (not with) metabolic activation; rat micronucleus and comet negative