Sparinen.
/ˈspɛːriːn/ Pharmacology.
A proprietary name for promazine hydrochloride.
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Seconal1935
secobarbital1950
mephenesin1952
Largactil1953
Miltown1954
meprobamate1955
hydroxyzine1956
promazine1956
Sparine1956
prochlorperazine1957
Stelazine1958
trifluoperazine1958
Prolixin1959
chlordiazepoxide1960
Librium1960
diazepam1961
Valium1961
oxazepam1964
pimozide1968
lorazepam1969
temazepam1970
alprazolam1973
1956 Official Gaz. (U.S. Patent Office) 2 Oct. tm12/1 Sparine... For tranquillizing agent. First use Dec. 21, 1955.
1956 Trade Marks Jrnl. 12 Dec. 1239/1 Sparine... Pharmaceutical products for use as anti-convulsants and as sedatives... 30th August, 1956.
1971 D. Francis Bonecrack viii. 111 Some brand of promazine. Sparine, probably.
1981 M. C. Gerald Pharmacol. (ed. 2) xvi. 331 Among the phenothiazines lacking antipsychotic activity that are used for their antiemetic effects are promazine (Sparine), promethazine (Phenergan), and thiethylperazine (Torecan).
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