====== Meprobamate ======

//Meprobamate//, sold under the brand names //Miltown, Equalnil, Meproban, Procalmidol, Sedanyl,// and more than 100 others ([[https://webbook.nist.gov/cgi/cbook.cgi?ID=57-53-4|ref.]]) is a widely-used drug used to treat anxiety (i.e. an //anxiolytic//). Its chemical formula is C<sub>9</sub>H<sub>18</sub>N<sub>2</sub>O<sub>4 , </sub>

It was first synthesized in the 1950s, and has been described as //"the first blockbuster psychotropic drug in American history"// ( [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meprobamate#History|ref.]]) earning 100s of millions of dollars for its (various) manufacturers.

It's known that meprobamate has barbiturate-like modulating actions on GABA<sub>A</sub> receptors, leading to sedation and altered perception of pain - but the exact mechanism of action (which is believed to operate at multiple receptor sites in the nervous system ) is lacking a complete description.