Diconal

(ˈdaɪkəˌnæl)

(Pharmacology) trademark a brand of dipanone, an opiate drug with potent analgesic properties: used to relieve severe pain

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He prescribed diconal, a painkiller, and told me take two then go to bed.

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North Northumberland coroner Ian McCreath said a toxicology report showed Mr Moscrop had taken a combination of alcohol, cocaine and diconal tablets, which resulted in severe cardiac toxicity and respiratory depression.

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I feel grateful that I am alive." Shipman had prescribed the painkilling drug Diconal, telling her to take two tablets before going to bed.

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As part of a structured programme of treatment and psychotherapy, Mr Hickey, of St Columb, Cornwall, prescribed diazepam as a tranquilliser and diconal - a synthetic opioid - for "psychic pain".

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