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  MedlinePlus Drug Information: Ethchlorvynol (Systemic)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Ethchlorvynol (eth-klor-VI-nole) is used to treat insomnia (trouble in sleeping).
However, use of ethchlorvynol during the first 6 months of pregnancy is not recommended because studies in animals have shown that high doses of ethchlorvynol increase the chance of stillbirths and decrease the chance of the newborn surviving.
Ethchlorvynol is best taken with food or a glass of milk to lessen the possibility of dizziness, clumsiness, or unsteadiness, which may occur shortly after you take this medicine.
www.nlm.nih.gov /medlineplus/druginfo/uspdi/202230.html   (1227 words)

  
 Ethchlorvynol - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Due to these problems it is unusual for ethchlorvynol to be prescribed for periods exceeding seven days.
Ethchlorvynol is a member of the class of sedative-hypnotic tertiary carbinols such as methylparafynol.
The systematic name of ethchlorvynol is usually given as ethyl 2-chlorovinyl ethynyl carbinol or 1-chloro-3-ethyl-1-penten-4-yl-3-ol.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ethchlorvynol   (261 words)

  
 Ethchlorvynol (Systemic)
Ethchlorvynol has not been studied in pregnant women.
It is not known whether ethchlorvynol passes into the breast milk.
Studies on this medicine have been done only in adult patients and there is no specific information comparing use of ethchlorvynol in children with use in other age groups.
allnutritionals.com /drugs/e/ethchlorvynol-systemic.shtml   (1205 words)

  
 August 1 in Psychology   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Over 1,000 cases involving professional ethics were submitted by APA members in the process of generating this first code of ethics.
Ethchlorvynol is used as an antianxiety agent and as a sedative.
Placidyl is a commonly used trade name, but ethchlorvynol first won FDA approval under the trade name Arvynol (Pfizer) on January 12, 1955.
www.cwu.edu /~warren/calendar/cal0801.html   (507 words)

  
 Browse Caselaw
Appellant filed a demurrer on the grounds that the indictment charged him with a nonexistent offense, that it charged him with two separate offenses in one count and that it was too vague and indefinite; and on the ground that the Georgia Controlled Substances Act was unconstitutional.
The offense was sufficiently described in the special presentment with particularity to distinguish it from other offenses under the Act, and was sufficient to put appellant on notice of the alleged offense, even though the drug was described as "ethclorvynol" rather than "ethchlorvynol," the proper spelling.
Unlike Sundberg, the appellant here was indicted for the illegal sale of ethchlorvynol which has been classified as a controlled substance by the legislature in the 1974 enactment.
www.lawskills.com /case/ga/id/11257   (656 words)

  
 University of Iowa Anesthesia Publications
Although ethchlorvynol (ECV) has been used to induce pulmonary damage in animals, changes after injection of this drug have not been studied, nor has the stability of the animal been assessed after injection.
Continuously monitored hemodynamic and respiratory changes were followed during and after iv injection of 55 mg/kg ECV in ethanol into anesthetized, paralyzed, and ventilated swine (n = 5) and compared to changes in a control group given ethanol alone (n = 5).
These changes were then sustained in the postinfusion period, producing a stable model of early adult respiratory distress syndrome for 3.5 h.
www.anesth.uiowa.edu /readabstract.asp?PMID=2493356   (207 words)

  
 Ethchlorvynol Drug Information
Breast-feeding-It is not known whether ethchlorvynol passes into the breast milk.
Children-Studies on this medicine have been done only in adult patients and there is no specific information comparing use of ethchlorvynol in children with use in other age groups.
Older adults-Elderly people may be especially sensitive to the effects of ethchlorvynol.
www.drugs.com /cons/ethchlorvynol.html   (1502 words)

  
 The Pharmacist's Duty To The Patient
The second was for Ethchlorvynol 750mg; 1 capsule every 8 hours.
The pharmacist consulted a reference and found that the normal dose for Ethchlorvynol was 500 to 750mg at bedtime.
Spalitto called the physician’s office and an unidentified person at the office told him that the prescription was correct as written and the physician intended for Horner to be sedated throughout the day.
www.pmgrx.com /tpdttp.asp   (709 words)

  
 Ethchlorvynol Information and Resources Online at The Drug Database - Find Useful Articles and Websites on ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
It is been used to treat insomnia but has been largely superseded and is only offered where an intolerance or allergy to other drugs exists.
Ethchlorvynol: Perform charcoal hemoperfusion for an ingestion more than 100...
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www.thedrugdatabase.com.cob-web.org:8888 /directory/E/Ethchlorvynol   (302 words)

  
 Methods for the Detection and Determination of Ethchlorvynol in Biological Tissue
Methods for the Detection and Determination of Ethchlorvynol in Biological Tissue
The drug was first marketed in 1955 and thought to be a safe drug, free from dependence properties.
However, subsequent reports have shown that ethchlorvynol can cause dependence to develop [1,2] with severe withdrawal problems resulting from chronic high dosage [3,4].
www.astm.org /JOURNALS/FORENSIC/PAGES/5220.htm   (211 words)

  
 Medical Dictionary: Ethchlorvynol - WrongDiagnosis.com
Ethchlorvynol: a mild sedative-hypnotic drug (trade name Placidyl)
Ethchlorvynol: A sedative and hypnotic that has been used in the short-term management of INSOMNIA.
The following list attempts to classify Ethchlorvynol into categories where each line is subset of the next.
www.wrongdiagnosis.com /medical/ethchlorvynol.htm   (206 words)

  
 Erowid Experience Vaults: Red Pills : Ethchlorvynol? Secobarbital? - Insanity in a Red Capsule - 25825
The only barbiturate/sedative hypnotic, or 'downer' drugs for that matter produced in an entirely red capsule is Secobarbital (Seconal Sodium) and Ethchlorvynol (Placidyl, 500 mg).
Given that the author was not specific as to characteristics of the capsule (i.e.
Consuming two 100 mg capsules of Seconal would *certainly* bring on effects like that, as would consuming two 500 mg capsules of Placidyl (had the subjects had a tolerance to either substance, such effects would not be as pronounced).
www.erowid.org /experiences/exp.php?ID=25825   (1030 words)

  
 eMedicine - Toxicity, Sedative-Hypnotics : Article by Jeffrey S Cooper, MD   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Methyprylon: A serum concentration higher than 3 mg/dL is associated with severe toxicity and concentration higher than 6 mg/dL is typically fatal.
Ethchlorvynol: Perform charcoal hemoperfusion for an ingestion more than 100 mg/kg or a serum concentration higher than 10 mg/dL.
Chloral hydrate: The lethal dose is 10 g and a concentration higher than 100 mcg/mL is toxic.
www.emedicine.com /emerg/topic525.htm   (1998 words)

  
 Lycaeum > Leda > Ethchlorvynol
Lycaeum > Leda > Chemicals > Alkyl compounds > Alcohols > Ethchlorvynol
In unusually severe insomnia, 1 g may be given.
In patients who awake during the early morning hours, 200 mg may be given to relieve this type of insomnia.
leda.lycaeum.org /?ID=455   (41 words)

  
 eMedicine - Toxicity, Sedative-Hypnotics : Article Excerpt by: Jeffrey S Cooper, MD   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Benzodiazepines and barbiturates are the most commonly used agents in this class.
Other agents include the nonbarbiturate nonbenzodiazepine sedative-hypnotics, such as buspirone, zolpidem, ethchlorvynol, glutethimide, chloral hydrate, meprobamate, methaqualone, methyprylon, carisoprodol, and gamma-hydroxybutyrate (GHB) and its analog gamma-butyrolactone (GBL).
These agents are also commonly abused as recreational drugs.
www.emedicine.com /emerg/byname/toxicity-sedative-hypnotics.htm   (301 words)

  
 Ethchlorvynol (Live) - Friends Of Dean Martinez - Pandora Internet Radio
Ethchlorvynol (Live) - Friends Of Dean Martinez - Pandora Internet Radio
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www.pandora.com /music/song/bd74e0ac3427b908   (81 words)

  
 ETHCHLORVYNOL - ORAL (Placidyl) side effects, medical uses, and drug interactions. (via CobWeb/3.1 ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
ETHCHLORVYNOL - ORAL (Placidyl) side effects, medical uses, and drug interactions.
MedicineNet Home > Medications A-Z List > ethchlorvynol-oral
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www.medicinenet.com.cob-web.org:8888 /ethchlorvynol-oral/article.htm   (395 words)

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