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Quaalude

Aka: Quaalude, Methaqualone
  1. See Also
    1. Chemical Dependency
    2. Substance Abuse Evaluation
  2. Street Names
    1. Ludes
    2. Soaps
    3. Quacks
  3. Class
    1. Synthetic Sedative-Hypnotic
  4. Pharmacokinetics
    1. Methaqualone (0.15 - 3g): 6-8 hour duration
  5. Toxicity
    1. Seizures
    2. Addiction with severe withdrawal syndromes

Methaqualone (C0025627)

Definition (MSH) 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 It has been withdrawn from the market in many countries because of problems with abuse.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)
Definition (NCI) 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)
Concepts Organic Chemical (T109) , Pharmacologic Substance (T121)
MSH D008702
SnomedCT 71813009
English Methaqualone, Metolquizolone, Ortonal, 4(3H)-Quinazolinone, 2-methyl-3-(2-methylphenyl)-, MAOA, methaqualone, methaqualone (medication), METHAQUALONE, Methaqualone [Chemical/Ingredient], Methaqualone (substance), 2-Methyl-3-o-tolyl-4(3H)-quinazolinone, 3,4-Dihydro-2-methyl-4-oxo-3-o-tolylquinazoline, MTQ, 2-Methyl-3-(2-methylphenyl)-4(3H)-quinazolinone
Swedish Metakvalon
Czech methachalon
Finnish Metakvaloni
Russian METOLKHIZOLON, METOLKVIZOLON, ORTONAL, MOTOLON, METAKVALON, МЕТАКВАЛОН, МЕТОЛКВИЗОЛОН, МЕТОЛХИЗОЛОН, МОТОЛОН, ОРТОНАЛ
Polish Metakwalon
Japanese オルトナール, メタカロン, メタクアロン, メトールキゾロン
Spanish metacualona (sustancia), metacualona, Metacualona, Metolquizolona, Ortonal, Revonal
French Méthaqualone
German Methaqualon, Metolquizolon, Ortonal
Italian Metaqualone
Portuguese Metaqualona, Metolquizolona, Ortonal, Revonal
Sources
Derived from the NIH UMLS (Unified Medical Language System)


Quaalude (C0702212)

Concepts Organic Chemical (T109) , Pharmacologic Substance (T121)
MSH D008702
English sedatives methaqualone (quaalude), methaqualone (Quaalude), quaalude, quaaludes, Quaalude
Sources
Derived from the NIH UMLS (Unified Medical Language System)


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