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Miltown

American  
[mil-toun] / ˈmɪlˌtaʊn /
Pharmacology, Trademark.
  1. a brand of meprobamate.


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Meprobamate is an anti-anxiety medicine marketed under the brand names Miltown and Equanil.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 21, 2022

IT has long since become a cliche to talk of the caution and deliberation of Richard Nixon's presidency, which sometimes makes the White House seem like Miltown Mansion.

From Time Magazine Archive

Obviously, Detroit will soon be just a swallowed Miltown.

From Time Magazine Archive

Behind this action lies a growing disillusionment with Miltown on the part of many doctors.

From Time Magazine Archive

A numbed dreariness descended on the house, everyone moving in slow motion in the gloom of Miltown and recent events.

From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez

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