Nonthrombocytopenic Purpura Due to Miltown (2-Methyl-2-N-Propyl-1,3 Propanediol Dicarbamate)

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Abstract
RECENTLY several new drugs have come into widespread use for their sedative or tranquilizing effects. The most widely publicized of these drugs is marketed under the trade names of Miltown and Equanil (2-methyl-2-n-propyl-1,3 propanediol dicarbamate).The pharmacology of this compound, which is related to mephenesin, has been studied by Berger1 and Hendley, Lynes and Berger.2 Its clinical use was reviewed by Selling3 and Borrus.4 The former reported 3 allergic reactions involving fever, urticaria and angioneurotic edema, among 187 patients; the latter observed no hematologic changes in 104 patients and did not mention allergic reactions.The object of this paper is . . .