Definition
A sedative and hypnotic drug formerly prescribed to help people sleep, now rarely used due to safety concerns.
Etymology
Compound drug name combining elements from glut- (likely from glutamic acid, an amino acid) and -imide (a chemical suffix). Created in the 1950s as a synthetic sedative drug name.
Kelly Says
Glutethimide was once prescribed like candy in the 1960s-70s, but doctors discovered it was dangerously addictive and caused weird side effects—it's a cautionary tale of how pharmaceutical companies sometimes overpromised safety before rigorous testing.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
グルテチミド
guru-teh-chi-mido
ARالعربية
غلوتيمايد
ghloo-tee-mayd
BNবাংলা
গ্লুথেথিমাইড
gloo-teh-thee-mayd
CACatalà
glutethimide
gloo-teh-tee-mid
CSČeština
glutethimide
gloo-teh-tee-mid
DADansk
glutethimide
gloo-teh-tee-mid
DEDeutsch
Glutethimid
gloo-teh-ee-mid
ELΕλληνικά
γλουθηθιμίδη
gloo-teh-thee-mid
ESEspañol
glutetimida
gloo-teh-tee-mee-da
FAفارسی
گلوتِتِمِد
gloo-teh-tee-mid
FISuomi
glutethimide
gloo-teh-tee-mid
FRFrançais
gluthimide
gloo-teh-i-mid
GUGU
ગ્લુટેથીમિડ
gloo-teh-thee-mid
HAHA
glutethimide
gloo-teh-tee-mid
HEעברית
גלוטיתיםיד
gloo-teh-tee-mid
HIहिन्दी
ग्लूथेथिमिड
gloo-teh-thee-mid
HUMagyar
glutethimide
gloo-teh-tee-mid
IDBahasa Indonesia
glutethimide
gloo-teh-tee-mid
IGIG
glutethimide
gloo-teh-tee-mid
ITItaliano
glutethimide
gloo-teh-tee-mee-de
JA日本語
グルテチミド
guru-teh-chi-mido
KKKK
глютетимид
gloo-teh-tee-mid
KMKM
គ្រូទិមីត
kroo-teh-mee-t
KO한국어
글루테티미드
geu-lu-te-ti-mid
MRMR
ग्लूथेथिमिड
gloo-teh-thee-mid
MSBahasa Melayu
glutethimide
gloo-teh-tee-mid
MYမြန်မာ
ဂလူထိမီး
ga-loo-teh-mee
NLNederlands
glutethimide
gloo-teh-tee-mid
NONorsk
glutethimide
gloo-teh-tee-mid
PAPA
ਗਲੂਥੇਥਿਮਿਡ
gloo-teh-thee-mid
PLPolski
glutethimide
gloo-teh-tee-mid
PTPortuguês
glutetimida
gloo-teh-tee-mee-da
RORomână
glutethimide
gloo-teh-tee-mid
RUРусский
глутетимид
gloo-teh-tee-mid
SVSvenska
glutethimide
gloo-teh-tee-mid
SWKiswahili
glutethimide
gloo-teh-tee-mid
TAதமிழ்
கூட்ரெத்திமைடு
koo-tre-thee-mayd
TEతెలుగు
గ्लూథెథిమిడ్
gloo-teh-thee-mid
THไทย
กลูเททิมีด
gloo-teh-tee-mid
TLTL
glutethimide
gloo-teh-tee-mid
TRTürkçe
glutethimide
gloo-teh-tee-mid
UKУкраїнська
глутетимід
gloo-teh-tee-mid
URاردو
گلوتھیمائید
gloo-teh-ee-mayd
VITiếng Việt
glutethimide
gloo-teh-tee-mid
YOYO
glutethimide
gloo-teh-tee-mid
ZH中文
格鲁他咪德
gé lǔ tā mì dé
ZUZU
glutethimide
gloo-teh-tee-mid