Pro-Banthinen.
/prəʊˈbanθiːn/, U.S. /proʊˈbænˌθin/, /proʊˈbænθ(ə)n/ Pharmacology.
The drug propantheline.A proprietary name in the United Kingdom.
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1953 Official Gaz. (U.S. Patent Office) 17 Mar. 571/1 Pro-Banthine... For medicinal agent for the treatment of abnormal conditions of the gastro-intestinal system.
1953 Trade Marks Jrnl. 29 Apr. 358/2 Pro-Banthīne... Pharmaceutical preparations in the form of tablets or ampoules for the treatment of gastro-intestinal disorders.
1954 Brit. Jrnl. Pharmacol. 9 218 (heading) A comparison of the peripheral parasympatholytic and autonomic ganglion blocking activities of methantheline (‘Banthine’) and propantheline (‘Pro-Banthine’) with atropine and hexamethonium.
1969 I. Kemp Brit. G.I. in Vietnam vii. 154 I was told I had a ‘pyloric spasm’—in the upper intestine—and given tablets of probanthine, which at last eased the pain.
1995 Family Health Spring 42/2 The two main groups of helpful drugs [for incontinence] are those that relax the bladder (ie. oxybutynin, probanthine, flavoxate or imipramine) or those that increase the urethra strength.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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