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meprobamate Meprobamate—marketed as Miltown by Wallace Laboratories and Equanil by Wyeth, among others—is a carbamate derivative used as an anxiolytic drug. It was the best-selling minor tranquilizer for a time, but has largely been replaced by the be ...

(trade name Equagesic ) is a

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indicated for short-term pain treatment accompanied by

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in patients with

musculoskeletal disorders Musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) are injuries or pain in the human musculoskeletal system, including the joints, ligaments, muscles, nerves, tendons, and structures that support limbs, neck and back. MSDs can arise from a sudden exertion (e.g., li ...

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Adverse effects

Combinations

There also appears to be a combination with

ethoheptazine Ethoheptazine (trade name Zactane) is an opioid analgesic from the phenazepane family. It was invented in the 1950s and is a ring expanded analogue of pethidine. Ethoheptazine produces similar effects to other opioids, including analgesia, sedat ...

, an

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analgesic.

Problems

Equagesic was discontinued in the United States, possibly because of its toxic effects. Specifically, meprobamate. The Equagesic drug was credited with the sudden death of actor

Bruce Lee Bruce Lee (; born Lee Jun-fan, ; November 27, 1940 – July 20, 1973) was a Hong Kong and American martial artist and actor. He was the founder of Jeet Kune Do, a hybrid martial arts philosophy drawing from different combat disciplines that ...

in 1973. Lee suffered a fatal hypersensitive reaction to one of the prescription drug's ingredients while working in Hong Kong.

References

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