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That idea was reinforced in the late 1930s with the publication of a paper on the use of ergotamine tartrate, an alkaloid that was known to constrict blood vessels.
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David Noonan, Scientific American, 1 Dec. 2015
The drug with the most frequent clawbacks was zolpidem tartrate — generic Ambien, a drug used to treat insomnia.
—Sydney Lupkin, latimes.com, 14 Mar. 2018
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David Noonan, Scientific American, 1 Dec. 2015
The drug with the most frequent clawbacks was zolpidem tartrate — generic Ambien, a drug used to treat insomnia.
—Sydney Lupkin, latimes.com, 14 Mar. 2018
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“Tartrate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tartrate. Accessed 15 Nov. 2024.
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tartrate
noun
tar·trate
ˈtär-ˌtrāt 
: a salt or ester of tartaric acid
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