Tuinaln.
/ˈtjuːɪnəl/ Pharmacology.
A proprietary name for a combination of the two barbiturates quinalbarbitone and amylobarbitone, used as a sedative-hypnotic.
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the world > health and disease > healing > medicines or physic > medicines for specific purpose > sedatives, antispasmodics, etc. > [noun] > sedative or hypnotic drugs
barbituric acid1866
adalin1911
allonal1921
Soneryl1923
barbiturate1928
sodium Amytal1929
allobarbitone1934
amylobarbitone sodium1945
Tuinal1949
amobarbital1950
quinalbarbitone1951
barb1955
ethchlorvynol1955
thalidomide1958
methaqualone1961
Quaalude1966
non-barbiturate1974
1949 Trade Marks Jrnl. 25 May 453/2 Tuinal... Medicinal preparations composed of sodium propyl-methylcarbinyl allyl barbiturate and sodium isoamyl ethyl barbiturate. Eli Lilly and company,.. Indianapolis,..United States of America.
1952 Martindale's Extra Pharmacopœia (ed. 23) I. 259 Tuinal (Lilly). 1½ or 3 gr. capsules containing equal parts of Seconal Sodium and Sodium Amytal.
1980 Daily Tel. 5 Nov. 3/1 She was drunk and they went on to a party at a friend's house. He saw her take two Tuinal tablets during the night.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online June 2018).
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