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Evaluation of a New Tranquillizer—Benzquinamide (P2647) by a Sequential Method

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2018

K. Davison
K. Davison*
Affiliation:
The National Hospital for Nervous Diseases, Queen Square, London, W.C.1
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Benzquinamide (P2647 Pfizer) is a new benzoquinolizine derivative with the structural formula

Animal studies have shown that it is a potent suppressor of conditioned avoidance behaviour, but it does not influence the release of central amines, has little sedative action and is free from serious toxic effect (personal communication, Pfizer Ltd.). An uncontrolled pilot study found it to be effective in relieving anxiety in neurotic patients (Smith, 1962). In the present trial the effect of benzquinamide (P2647) on anxiety symptoms is compared with a placebo and amylobarbitone in the same dosage using the method of sequential analysis.

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Research Article
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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 109 , Issue 461 , July 1963 , pp. 539 - 543
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Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1963

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