New Type Sedative and Soporific Drug

Abstract

Trimethoxybenzoyl-glycine-diethylamide induced in dogs and cats normal sleep without preceding ataxia. A five- to ten-fold increase of the soporific dose resulted in restlessness and disorientation instead of sleep. In man, oral doses of 500 to 1500 mg caused sedation or drowsiness, or both, in half the cases. No spindling or drug-induced artifacts were found in electroencephalographic recordings.