Description and Brand Names
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Descriptions
Paraldehyde is used to treat certain convulsive disorders. It also has been used in the treatment of alcoholism and in the treatment of nervous and mental conditions to calm or relax patients who are nervous or tense and to produce sleep. However, this medicine has generally been replaced by safer and more effective medicines for the treatment of alcoholism and in the treatment of nervous and mental conditions.
This medicine is available only with your doctor's prescription.
This product is available in the following dosage forms:
- Solution
- Liquid
- Injectable
Portions of this document last updated: March 01, 2017
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