METAKVALON (Methaqualonum). 2-Metil-3- (ortho-tolyl) -4 - hinazolinon.

     Synonyms : Dormigen, Dormotil, Motolon, Ortonal, Aqualon, Bendor, Citexal, Dormigen, Dormilone, Dormised, Dormotil, Dorsedine, Holodorm, Ipnolan, Ipnosed, Mekvalon, Melsomin, Mequalon, Mezulon, Motolon, Mynal, Nobadorm, Noctilene, Normorest, Optinoxan, Orthonal, Revonal, Ronqualone, Somberol, Somnidon, Somnomed, Somnotropon, Tolinon, Toquilone, Toraflon, Torinal and others.

     The white crystalline powder. Little is soluble in water and alcohol.

     Irritate and sleeping pills tool also provides a modest protivosudorozhnoe effect. Enhance of barbiturates, analgetikov, Neuroleptics. Has protivokashlevoy activity increased to codeine. Rapidly absorbed from the gastrointestinal tract; Split in the liver almost completely. On sleeping pills effects are similar to barbiturates. Sleep comes in 15 - 30 minutes after taking into and continues 6 to 8 h.

     Applied in the etiology of various sleep disorders, including insomnia associated with acute and chronic pain.

     Assign the interior of 0.2 g (1 tablet) for half an hour before sleep. In early encouraging take (night) to 0.5 tablets. During the pre-training gives the night before the operation 1 - 1 5 tablets (0.2 - 0.3 g).

     The drug is usually well. In rare cases there are vomiting and other diarrhoeal phenomenon.

     Product : 0.2 grams of pills in a package of 10 pieces.

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