Meprobamate

**Semantic type:** Pharmacologic Substance

**Definition:** A carbamate derivate with hypnotic, anti-anxiety, sedative, anticonvulsant and some indirect muscle relaxant properties. Although the exact mechanism of meprobamate is largely unknown, it appears to act as a depressant at multiple sites in the central nervous system, mostly likely through the GABAergic neurotransmitter system, including the thalamus and limbic system.

**Synonyms:** - 1,3-Propanediol, 2-methyl-2-propyl-, Dicarbamate - Equanil - MEPROBAMATE - Meprospan - Miltown - Miltown 600 - Neuramate