| 释义 |
Mandrax Pharm.|ˈmændræks|
A proprietary name for tablets containing methaqualone and diphenhydramine hydrochloride, used as a sedative.
1963Trade Marks Jrnl. 10 Apr. 485/1 Mandrax... Hypnotics, being pharmaceutical preparations and substances. Roussel-Uclaf,..Paris. 1967Scottish Med. Jrnl. XII. 63/1 Mandrax..is a hypnotic preparation, which has been actively marketed in Great Britain since Autumn 1965... It has become commonly prescribed as a non-barbiturate hypnotic. 1970L. Leech in Drug Dependence (U.S. Nat. Inst. Mental Health) 22 Another factor of importance has been the increased use of non-barbiturate hypnotics, particularly methaqualone and diphenhydramine in the form of Mandrax, by young people within the ‘pill scene’. 1972Police Rev. 17 Nov. 1505/1 He admits taking Mandrax tablets obtained on prescription. |