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PARALDEHYDE

This article appears in Volume V20, Page 760 of the Encyclopedia Britannica.

Encyclopedia Britannica - Main :: PAI-PAS
PARALDEHYDE , in
medicine
 , a clear colourless liquid (for the
chemistry
  see ALDEHYDES), soluble in 1 in ro of water and freely in
alcohol
 . Paraldehyde is a powerful hypnotic, giving a refreshing quiet sleep which is not followed by unpleasant I after effects. As it does not depress the heart when used in medicinal doses, it may be given to patients suffering from cardiac disease. It is much used to produce sleep in the insane. As it is largely excreted by the lungs it may be found useful in bronchial
asthma
 . When taken continuously the
drug
  soon loses its
power
  as a hypnotic. Its unpleasant
taste
  usually prevents the formation of a paraldehyde habit, but it occasionally occurs with symptoms resembling delirium tremens. When taken in an overdose paraldehyde kills by producing
respiratory
  failure.


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