ethchlorvynol

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ethchlorvynol - a mild sedative-hypnotic drug (trade name Placidyl)

sedative-hypnotic, sedative-hypnotic drug - a sedative that depresses activity of the central nervous system and reduces anxiety and induces sleep

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During the 1950s and 1960s, a plethora of new psychoactive substances were registered to treat conditions such as anxiety and depression, including antipsychotics such as chlorpromazine, antidepressant (imipramine), and a range of sedative-hypnotics such as ethchlorvynol, chlormethiazole, meprobamate, methaqualone, and glutethimide.

Driving Under the Influence of Psychoactive Substances--A Historical Review

Inciting medications are often one of the following: chloramphenicol, ethambutol, isoniazid, digitalis, chloroquine, streptomycin, chlorpropamide, ethchlorvynol, disulfiram, methanol, carbondioxide, amiodaroneandmetals such as lead.

Acquired abnormalities of the optic nerve

Most of our projects require immunoassay screens and simultaneous TLC testing, along with manual spot tests for ethchlorvynol, acetaminophen, and salicylates.