Miltown
Active Ingredient(s): MeprobamateFDA Approved: * April 28, 1955
Pharm Company: * MEDPOINTE PHARM HLC
Category: Anxiety
* This drug may consist of multiple approval dates, manufacturers, or distributors. If applicable, they would be listed below under "NDC Database Records".
Miltown Overview
Meprobamate—marketed as Miltown by Wallace Laboratories and Equanil by Wyeth, among others—is a carbamate derivative used as an anxiolytic drug. It was the best-selling minor tranquilizer for a time, but has largely been replaced by the benzodiazepines due to their wider therapeutic index (lower risk of toxicity at therapeutically prescribed doses) and lower incidence of serious side effects. Contents 1 History 2 Pharmacology 3 Indications 4 Side effects and overdose 5 Health is...
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Meprobamate
- Capsule: 400mg
- Tablet: 200mg, 400mg, 600mg
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