"Meprobamate still costs only 25 percent of the brand price " of Miltown, said Patty Eisenhauer, a Watson spokeswoman.
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Late last month, Watson Pharmaceuticals, a large manufacturer of generic drugs, raised the price of the tranquilizer meprobamate by 725 percent.
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Carisoprodol was a modification of meprobamate, intended to have better muscle relaxing properties, less potential for abuse, and less risk of overdose.
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Mephenesin was used by Dr . Bernard Ludwig and Dr . Frank Milan Berger to synthesize meprobamate, the first tranquilizer to see widespread clinical use.
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Later Lee complained of a headache, and Ting gave him an analgesic ( painkiller ), Equagesic, which contained both aspirin and the tranquilizer meprobamate.
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The popularity of meprobamate paved the way for Librium and Valium, two minor tranquilizers that belonged to a new chemical class of drugs called the benzodiazepines.
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The groundbreaking anxiolytic and sedative drug Miltown ( meprobamate ), which first came to market in the mid-1950s, was named after the town of Milltown.
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Psychological dependence has also been linked to carisoprodol use although this is much less severe than with meprobamate itself ( presumably due to the slower onset of effects ).
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He faltered a bit on " chrysanthemum " and " meprobamate " ( CQ ) in our impromptu session ( blame the dubious pronunciations of his inquisitor ).
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In May, the California Horse Racing Board revealed that a filly named Phone Love tested positive for the sedative meprobamate following a Dec . 20, 2000 victory at Hollywood Park.
