Pharmacologic Substance
methaqualone
me·thaq·ua·lone [ muh-thak-wuh-lohn, meth-uh-kwey-lohn, -kwol-ohn ]
May Treat:
Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders
Definitions related to methaqualone:
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A quinazoline derivative with hypnotic and sedative properties. It has been withdrawn from the market in many countries because of problems with abuse. (From Martindale, The Extra Pharmacopoeia, 30th ed, p604)NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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A sedative, hypnotic agent that was used for insomnia, but was taken off of the market, in the U.S., in 1983 due to its high risk of abuse.(NCI)NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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