Bemegride
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| Bemegride
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| Systematic (IUPAC) name | |
| 4-Ethyl-4-methyl-2,6-piperidinedione | |
| Identifiers | |
| CAS number | |
| ATC code | R07 |
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| Chemical data | |
| Formula | C8H13NO2 |
| Mol. mass | 155.2 g/mol |
| Synonyms | Methetharimide β,β-methylethylglutarimide |
| Pharmacokinetic data | |
| Bioavailability | ? |
| Metabolism | ? |
| Half life | ? |
| Excretion | ? |
| Therapeutic considerations | |
| Pregnancy cat. |
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| Legal status | |
| Routes | ? |
Bemegride is a CNS stimulant and antidote for barbiturate poisoning. As a stimulant is approximately as potent as phendimetrazine or pemoline.
Bemegride is also known as Megimide.
John Bodkin Adams case
- For more details on this topic, see John Bodkin Adams#Gertrude Hullett.
Bemegride is noted in legal history as the drug suspected serial killer John Bodkin Adams failed to prescribe to his patient Gertrude Hullett. She died of a barbiturate overdose on 23 July 1956.Template:Respiratory stimulants
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