HLTH 353 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Glutethimide, Methaqualone, Propofol
26 Oct 2018
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Drugs & society - hlth 353 - exam ii notes. Used for general anesthesia and sedation for mechanically ventilated adults. Nonmedical use have reported effects of mild euphoria and hallucinations (mainly abused by medical staff such as anesthesiologist) Has been referred to as milk of amnesia because of its milk-like appearance. Medical use as a treatment of insomnia. In 1991 was moved to a schedule ii drug. When taking glutethimide with codeine, it enables body to convert higher amounts of codeine to morphine. Medical use to treat insomnia and a muscle relaxant (legal manufacture ended in 1982) In march 2000, ghb was made a schedule i drug. May be found as a sodium or potassium salt, can be dissolved in water to form a clear solution. Ghb is water soluble, thus the reason it is difficult to establish if it was used as a date rape drug.
