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Sandril

Sandril

9.9
A brand name for a medicine from a plant that lowers high blood pressure
  • noun
  • Archaic
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  • The doctor prescribed Sandril for my high blood pressure.

Examples

  • Many patients find Sandril effective for managing hypertension.

  • Patients taking Sandril should be monitored regularly for side effects.

  • Sandril is less commonly used today, but it was once a major treatment for hypertension.

  • The doctor prescribed Sandril to help control her high blood pressure.

  • The doctor prescribed Sandril to help control her high blood pressure.

  • Patients taking Sandril should be monitored regularly for side effects.

  • Sandril is less commonly used today, but it was once a major treatment for hypertension.

Synonyms

reserpine
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  • Specialized
1 9.9

A drug made from a plant root that treats high blood pressure

is the trade name for that substance rather than the generic name
Serpasil
vsSandril
  • Archaic
9.9

A medicine formerly used to lower high blood pressure that contains reserpine

is a trade name for the same drug without the former use label

Surface Forms

Sandril singular
Sandrils plural

Etymology

Sandril is a trade name for the drug reserpine, originally made from the Indian plant Rauwolfia serpentina that was long used to treat 'high blood pressure'. So, think of Sandril as a plant medicine that helps 'lower blood pressure'.