Mellaril

American  

[mel-uh-ril] / ˈmɛl ə rɪl /

Pharmacology, Trademark.

1. a brand of thioridazine.

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Example Sentences

After trying many other institutions and therapies, including the drugs Mellaril, Thorazine, Haldol, Ritalin and Noctec, David in 1988 entered the highly regarded Neurobehavioral Unit at the Kennedy Krieger Institute that specializes in the treatment of self-injurious behaviors.

From The Wall Street Journal

Although the family repeatedly sent David to rehab, in 1984 he died of an overdose of cocaine, Demerol and Mellaril in a hotel room near the Kennedy compound in Palm Beach, Fla. Michael, Bobby's fourth son, was 10 when his father died.

From Time Magazine Archive

David died in a Florida hotel of a cocaine, Demerol and Mellaril overdose.

From Time Magazine Archive

A month later, he began taking Mellaril, an antipsychotic drug often used to stabilize schizophrenia patients.

From Time Magazine Archive

On the day of the arrest, Palm Beach officials announced that Kennedy, 28, son of the late Senator Robert Kennedy, had died after "multiple ingestion of cocaine, Demerol and a prescription sedative called Mellaril."

From Time Magazine Archive