Ritalin

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Trade name from the 1940s, named after Rita, the wife of the chemist who synthesized it.

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Ritalin (n.)

central nervous system stimulant, a proprietary name (Ciba Ltd., originally in Switzerland) for the drug methylphenidate hydrochloride. It was trademarked 1948, years before the drug itself was marketed.