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...Cincinnati, the pink pill-chemical name: alpha (2-piperidyl) benzhydrol hydrochloride-was tested for 18 months by two local doctors under the supervision of Psychiatrist Howard Fabing. Human guinea pigs: 320 patients who were unhappy in love, discouraged with their jobs, generally worried. Nontoxic, non-habit-forming, Meratran provided a quick pickup and morale boost without the jangling, jittery aftereffects of Benzedrine (TIME, June 14), and without inducing hallucinations or nightmares. Though wary of all such "anti-blues" drugs, independent physicians here tentatively described Meratran as "interesting" and "promising...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Medicine: Dream Stuff | 6/28/1954 | See Source »

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