Methaqualone

Introduction: Methaqualone

Description of Methaqualone

Methaqualone: sedative-hypnotic drug (trade name Quaalude) that is a drug of abuse.
Source: WordNet 2.1

Methaqualone: 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)
Source: Diseases Database

Methaqualone: 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 It has been withdrawn from the market in many countries because of problems with abuse.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).
Source: MeSH 2007

Methaqualone: Related Topics

These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for Methaqualone:

• Sedative
• Hypnotic
• Drug
• Drug symptoms (36 causes)
• Abuse

Terms associated with Methaqualone:

Terms Similar to Methaqualone:

• Quaalude

Source - WordNet 2.1

• Metolquizolone
• Ortonal

Source - MeSH 2007

Broader terms for Methaqualone

• Quinazolinones

Source - MeSH 2007

• sedative-hypnotic
• sedative-hypnotic drug

Source - WordNet 2.1

Hierarchical classifications of Methaqualone

The following list attempts to classify Methaqualone into categories where each line is subset of the next.

WordNet 2.1

• sedative-hypnotic,sedative-hypnotic drug
• depressant,downer,sedative,sedative drug
• medicament,medication,medicinal drug,medicine
• drug
• agent
• causal agency,causal agent,cause
• entity

Source: WordNet 2.1

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy:

• Heterocyclic Compounds
  • Heterocyclic Compounds, 2-Ring
    • Quinazolines
      • Quinazolinones
        • Methaqualone

External links related to: Methaqualone

• Treatment for Methaqualone dependence in adults (Cochrane Review)
• Glutethimide & Methaqualone
• Methaqualone (PIM 336F, French)

Source: Diseases Database

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