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meprobamate
[mĕ-pro´bah-māt, mep″ro-bam´āt]an antianxiety agent and skeletal muscle relaxant; administered orally.
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me·pro·ba·mate
(mĕ-prō'bă-māt mep'brō-bam'āt), Avoid the misspelling/mispronunciation meprobromate.An oral anxiolytic with potential for dependency and addiction.
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meprobamate
(mĕp′rō-băm′āt′, mĕ-prō′bə-)n.
A bitter white powder, C9H18N2O4, used as a tranquilizer, muscle relaxant, and anticonvulsant.
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meprobamate
A potentially addicting agent that blocks spinal interneurons, which has anticonvulsant, anxiolytic, muscle-relaxing, sedative, hypnotic and tranquilising properties.Adverse effects
Hypotension, depression of brainstem activity, coma, death.
Metabolism
Liver; excreted in urine, stool.
Therapeutic range
5–30 µg/mL.
Toxic range
> 60 µg/mL.
Specimen
Serum.
Method
TLC, GC, colorimetry.
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meprobamate
Pharmacology A potentially addicting agent with anticonvulsant, anxiolytic, muscle relaxing, sedative, hypnotic, tranquilizing properties that blocks spinal interneurons, depressing brainstem functions, coma, death; may cause hypotension Metabolism Liver; excreted in urine, stool. See Therapeutic drug monitoring.McGraw-Hill Concise Dictionary of Modern Medicine. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
me·pro·ba·mate
(mĕ-prō'bă-māt) Avoid the misspelling/mispronunciation meprobromate.An oral anxiolytic with potential for dependency and addiction.
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meprobamate
A mildly tranquillizing carbamate drug with muscle-relaxant properties used in combination with painkilling drugs to treat muscle and joint pain. A brand name is Equagesic.Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005
me·pro·ba·mate
(mĕ-prō'bă-māt)Oral anxiolytic with potential for dependency and addiction.
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