Meaning & use
Placidyl
The brand name for ethchlorvynol, a sedative drug once prescribed for insomnia and now discontinued.
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Doctors once prescribed Placidyl for patients struggling with severe insomnia.
Placidyl was pulled from the market after concerns about its safety and potential for abuse.
A note on using this word
Placidyl is no longer manufactured or prescribed because of its risk of dependence and overdose; it survives mainly as a historical reference in medical literature.
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