meprobamate
noun
mep·ro·bam·ate
ˌme-prō-ˈba-ˌmāt 
: a bitter carbamate C9H18N2O4 used as a tranquilizer
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Equagesic is a combination of aspirin and meprobamate.
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Los Angeles Times, 21 Nov. 2022
Methamphetamine, oxycodone, the muscle relaxant carisoprodol and the anti-anxiety drug meprobamate were later found in Mandril’s blood.
—Chico Enterprise-Record, The Mercury News, 7 Aug. 2019
Three years later, Snyder, whose team tested both raw and drinking-water samples at 18 U.S. sites, added ibuprofen, meprobamate (an antianxiety medication), and phenytoin (another antiseizure drug), along with other pharmaceuticals, to the list.
—Rachael Moeller Gorman, Good Housekeeping, 15 Aug. 2012
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Los Angeles Times, 21 Nov. 2022
Methamphetamine, oxycodone, the muscle relaxant carisoprodol and the anti-anxiety drug meprobamate were later found in Mandril’s blood.
—Chico Enterprise-Record, The Mercury News, 7 Aug. 2019
Three years later, Snyder, whose team tested both raw and drinking-water samples at 18 U.S. sites, added ibuprofen, meprobamate (an antianxiety medication), and phenytoin (another antiseizure drug), along with other pharmaceuticals, to the list.
—Rachael Moeller Gorman, Good Housekeeping, 15 Aug. 2012
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