Pharmaceutical compound
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| Combination of | |
|---|---|
| Brallobarbital | Barbiturate |
| Secobarbital | Barbiturate |
| Hydroxyzine | Antihistamine |
| Clinical data | |
| Trade names | Vesparax |
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Secobarbital/brallobarbital/hydroxyzine was a combination tablet containing 50 mg brallobarbital, 150 mg secobarbital and 50 mg hydroxyzine that was used as a sedative. It was sold under the brand name Vesparax. This drug has been withdrawn from the market in most countries.
Hydroxyzine and secobarbital lengthen the half-life of brallobarbital. Because of this long half-life, it has symptoms resembling a hangover on the next day.
Jimi Hendrix was under the influence of Vesparax when he died of asphyxia due to aspiration of vomit on 18 September 1970.
References
- Lhermann J (March 1964). "". Gazette Médicale de France. 71: 961–2. PMID 14142825.
- Yih TD, Rossum JM (June 1976). "Peculiar pharmacokinetics of brallobarbital as a source of complications in Vesparax intoxication". Xenobiotica; the Fate of Foreign Compounds in Biological Systems. 6 (6): 355–62. doi:10.3109/00498257609151647. PMID 969563.
- Fischbach R (1983). "Efficacy and safety of midazolam and vesparax in treatment of sleep disorders". British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology. 16 (Suppl 1): 167S – 171S. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2125.1983.tb02290.x. PMC 1428085. PMID 6138072.
- Brown T (1997). Jimi Hendrix: The Final Days. Omnibus Press. p. 159. ISBN 978-0-7119-5238-6.
Further reading
- Sticht G, Käferstein H (1980). "". Zeitschrift für Rechtsmedizin. Journal of Legal Medicine. 85 (3): 169–75. doi:10.1007/bf02116316. PMID 7415572. S2CID 32744951.