Bromisoval
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Bromisoval is a hypnotic
and sedative
discovered by Knoll in 1907 and patented in 1909.
It is marketed over the counter
in Asia under various trade names (such as Brovarin), usually in combination with non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug
s.
Chronic use of bromisoval has been associated with bromine
poisoning.
Hypnotic
Hypnotic drugs are a class of psychoactives whose primary function is to induce sleep and to be used in the treatment of insomnia and in surgical anesthesia...
and sedative
Sedative
A sedative or tranquilizer is a substance that induces sedation by reducing irritability or excitement....
discovered by Knoll in 1907 and patented in 1909.
It is marketed over the counter
Over-the-counter drug
Over-the-counter drugs are medicines that may be sold directly to a consumer without a prescription from a healthcare professional, as compared to prescription drugs, which may be sold only to consumers possessing a valid prescription...
in Asia under various trade names (such as Brovarin), usually in combination with non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug
Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug
Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, usually abbreviated to NSAIDs or NAIDs, but also referred to as nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory agents/analgesics or nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory medicines , are drugs with analgesic and antipyretic effects and which have, in higher doses, anti-inflammatory...
s.
Chronic use of bromisoval has been associated with bromine
Bromine
Bromine ") is a chemical element with the symbol Br, an atomic number of 35, and an atomic mass of 79.904. It is in the halogen element group. The element was isolated independently by two chemists, Carl Jacob Löwig and Antoine Jerome Balard, in 1825–1826...
poisoning.