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Descriptor English: Methaqualone
Descriptor Spanish: Metacualona
Descriptor metacualona
Entry term(s) metolquizolona
Scope note: Derivado de la quinazolina con propiedades hipnóticas y sedantes. En numerosos países se ha retirado del mercado debido a problemas de abuso.
Descriptor Portuguese: Metaqualona
Descriptor French: Méthaqualone
Entry term(s): Hydrochloride, Methaqualone
Methaqualone Hydrochloride
Metolquizolone
Optimil
Ortonal
Quaalude
Tree number(s): D03.633.100.786.830.666
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D008702
Scope note: 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 It has been withdrawn from the market in many countries because of problems with abuse.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)
Allowable Qualifiers: AA analogs & derivatives
AD administration & dosage
AE adverse effects
AG agonists
AI antagonists & inhibitors
AN analysis
BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CH chemistry
CL classification
CS chemical synthesis
EC economics
HI history
IM immunology
IP isolation & purification
ME metabolism
PD pharmacology
PK pharmacokinetics
PO poisoning
RE radiation effects
SD supply & distribution
ST standards
TO toxicity
TU therapeutic use
UR urine
Pharm Action: Hypnotics and Sedatives
Registry Number: 7ZKH8MQW6T
CAS Type 1 Name: 4(3H)-Quinazolinone, 2-methyl-3-(2-methylphenyl)-
Previous Indexing: Hypnotics and Sedatives (1966-1967)
Tranquilizing Agents (1966-1967)
Public MeSH Note: 68
History Note: 68
DeCS ID: 8877
Unique ID: D008702
NLM Classification: QV 85
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1968/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2017/05/24
Methaqualone - Preferred
Concept UI M0013560
Scope note 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 It has been withdrawn from the market in many countries because of problems with abuse.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)
Preferred term Methaqualone
Entry term(s) Metolquizolone
Ortonal
Optimil - Narrower
Concept UI M0474831
Preferred term Optimil
Quaalude - Narrower
Concept UI M0353841
Preferred term Quaalude
Methaqualone Hydrochloride - Narrower
Concept UI M0474830
Preferred term Methaqualone Hydrochloride
Entry term(s) Hydrochloride, Methaqualone



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