Dexedrine
(ˈdɛksədriːn)
Also dexedrine.
[prob. f. dextro- + -edrine as in benzedrine.]
The proprietary name of a preparation of dexamphetamine sulphate.
| 1942 Trade Marks Jrnl. 4 Nov. 458/1 Dexedrine, pharmaceutical preparations and substances for human use and for veterinary use; sanitary substances;..Smith, Kline & French Laboratories. 1949 Lancet 21 May 888/2, I have used ‘Dexedrine’ (d-amphetamine sulphate) in the treatment of twenty-two cases of chronic skin disease. 1955 Sci. News Let. 9 Apr. 232/3 Only brain stimulants such as caffeine and Dexedrine (‘pep pill’ ingredient)..are able to keep tired aircrews working efficiently. 1958 [see prec.]. 1970 Sci. Jrnl. Feb. 7/1 Amphetamines, better known to most people as benzadrine [sic] and dexedrine—or as ‘speed’ in the drug subculture—have acquired a dirty name in the medical profession. |