Quaalude

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quaa·lude

Q0005600 (kwā′lo͞od′)n. A capsule or tablet of the illicit drug methaqualone.

[Originally a trademark.]

Quaalude

(ˈkweɪluːd) n (Pharmacology) US a proprietary name for methaqualone

Quaa•lude

(ˈkweɪ lud)
Trademark. a brand of methaqualone.

Thesaurus

Noun

Quaalude - sedative-hypnotic drug (trade name Quaalude) that is a drug of abusemethaqualonesedative-hypnotic, sedative-hypnotic drug - a sedative that depresses activity of the central nervous system and reduces anxiety and induces sleepbrand, brand name, marque, trade name - a name given to a product or service

Quaalude

enUK

quaalude

(kwā′lo͞od′)n. A capsule or tablet of the illicit drug methaqualone.

methaqualone

An addictive Schedule-II hypnotic-sedative quinazolone with barbiturate-like effects which, when it was legal, was used to reduce anxiety and tension. It was a popular drug of abuse, and it was linked to physical or psychologic dependence.
Clinical findings
Delirium, headache, nausea, pyramidal signs, convulsions, renal and cardiac failure; rarely, aplastic anaemia.

Route
Oral, injected, sniffed, smoked.

Management of overdose
Haemoperfusion.
Toxic range
> 8 µg/mL, serum; > 300 µg/L, urine.

T1/2
20–60 hours.

Specimen
Serum, random urine.

Method
GC.

Quaalude

Methaqualone, see there.

Quaalude

enUK

noun

Synonyms for Quaalude

noun sedative-hypnotic drug (trade name Quaalude) that is a drug of abuse

Synonyms

methaqualone

Related Words

sedative-hypnotic
sedative-hypnotic drug
brand
brand name
marque
trade name

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