This medicine contains chlormethiazole which has both sedative (tranquilliser) and anticonvulsant (anti-epileptic) properties.

• Distraneurin is used to treat restlessness and agitated behaviour in elderly people.
  
  
• It is also used for the short term treatment of severe insomnia (not being able to sleep) in elderly people.
  
  
• Distraneurin may also be used to treat the effects of acute alcohol withdrawal in people who are addicted to alcohol.
  
  
• The anticonvulsant properties make it useful in treating epileptic patients in “status epilepticus” (having one fit immediately after another, see epilepsy).
  
  
• Additionally the anticonvulsant properties are used in eclampsia (one or more convulsions, or seizures, occurring during or immediately after pregnancy see pre eclampsia/eclampsia.)

• The sedative/tranquilliser properties of Distraneurin help to control the restlessness and agitated behaviour in elderly patients.
  
  
• These properties are also beneficial for insomnia in the elderly.
  
  
• Additionally the anticonvulsant properties of Distraneurin produce benefit in both “status epilepticus” and eclampsia.

It is supplied as tablets, syrup or can also be given as a solution for infusion, by a health professional, into a vein.