(n) tetracycline antibacterial (trade name Declomycin) effective in the treatment of some bacterial and rickettsial and other infections, Syn. Declomycin
(n) a tricyclic antidepressant drug (trade name Elavil) with serious side effects; interacts with many other medications, Syn. amitriptyline hydrochloride, Elavil
(n) a tricyclic antidepressant (trade names Adapin and Sinequan) with numerous side effects (dry mouth and sedation and gastrointestinal disturbances), Syn. doxepin hydrochloride, Sinequan, Adapin
(n) a general anesthetic and tranquilizer (not a barbiturate) that is administered intravenously or intramuscularly; used mainly by veterinarians or for minor surgery with geriatric or pediatric patients; taken in large doses it causes hallucinations similar to those associated with the use of PCP, Syn. Ketalar, ketamine hydrochloride
(n) antihypertensive drug (trade names Trandate and Normodyne) that blocks alpha and beta-adrenergic receptors of the sympathetic nervous system (leading to a decrease in blood pressure), Syn. Trandate, labetalol hydrochloride, Normodyne
(n) an antimalarial drug (trade name Larium and Mephaquine) that is effective in cases that do not respond to chloroquine; said to produce harmful neuropsychiatric effects on some people, Syn. mefloquine hydrochloride, Mephaquine, Larium
(n) a drug used as an anesthetic by veterinarians; illicitly taken (originally in the form of powder or `dust') for its effects as a hallucinogen, Syn. angel dust, phencyclidine hydrochloride, PCP