Latin, Paraldehydum

Eng., Paraldehyde.

A colorless liquid having a strong characteristic odor and a burning then cooling taste.

Average Dose.0 -30 minims (2 mils).

Paraldehyde is usually prescribed in the form of the National Formulary Preparation- ...

Elixir Paraldehydi (N. F.)

Eng., Elixir of Paraldehyde. Contains 25 per cent. of the drug.

Average Dose

2 fluidrachms (8 mils).

Therapeutic Action

Hypnotic, sedative, antiseptic.

Uses

Employed in the treatment of alcoholic psychoses, dementia, hysteria, etc.

Administration

The odor and taste of paraldehyde are often considered decidedly objectionable both by patient and attendants.

Usually ordered as the Elixir alone, as in the following for the -treatment of alcoholic psychosis, hysteria, etc.:

Pelletierinaie Tannas

See Granatum, p. 176.