methaqualone
- n sedative-hypnotic drug (trade name Quaalude) that is a drug of abuse
- According to its manufacturers, methaqualone is a dependable and effective sleeping pill.
- But the Oklahoma state highway patrol cited an autopsy showing that her blood contained traces of alcohol and methaqualone, which a doctor had prescribed as a sedative.
- However, a pharmacologist hired by Whiting's mother said that the amount of methaqualone in Whiting's bloodstream need not have been fatal.