Medical Uses Chloral Hydrate

Chloral hydrate Uses, Side Effects & Warnings - Drugs.com

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Chloral hydrate is for short-term use as a sedative or sleep medicine. It is sometimes given before a surgery to help you relax. Chloral hydrate may also be used to treat alcohol withdrawal symptoms, or to relieve anxiety caused by withdrawal from certain drugs …

Chloral Hydrate Oral: Uses, Side Effects, Interactions

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Chloral hydrate | drug | Britannica

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Chloral hydrate acts as a depressant on the central nervous system, with sedative effects similar to those of barbiturates. Chloral hydrate (trichloroacetaldehyde …

Chloral Hydrate Uses and Risks - MedicineNet

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First developed in 1832, chloral hydrate is the oldest sleep medication still in use today. Other medical uses of the drug are to induce sleep before surgery and to treat post …

Chloral Hydrate: MedlinePlus Drug Information

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Chloral hydrate, a sedative, is used in the short-term treatment of insomnia (to help you fall asleep and stay asleep for a proper rest) and to relieve anxiety and induce sleep …

CHLORAL HYDRATE - ORAL side effects, medical …

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USES: This medication is used to calm you just before surgery or other procedures. It belongs to a class of drugs known as hypnotics. It works by affecting certain parts of the …

Chloral hydrate - Wikipedia

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Chloral hydrate was used as one of the earliest synthetic drugs to treat insomnia. In 1912, Bayer introduced the drug phenobarbital under the brand name Luminal. In the 1930s, …

Chloral Hydrate: Is It Still Being Used? Are There Safer …

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Chloral hydrate has a relatively narrow therapeutic index, which can increase the risk of adverse effects when higher therapeutic doses or overdoses are administered. 2 Cardiac …

Chloral Hydrate: Generic, Uses, Side Effects, Dosages

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Chloral Hydrate is a prescription medication used to treat Insomnia, Anxiety and as a Sedative . Chloral Hydrate is available under the following different brand …

Chloral hydrate: the good and the bad - PubMed

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Chloral hydrate (CH) is a widely used oral sedative hypnotic drug. Our Regional Poison Control Center frequently receives calls regarding unintentional and intentional chloral …