▁were ▁frequently ▁used ▁as ▁general ▁sed atives ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 th ▁and ▁early ▁ 2 0 th ▁century . ▁B rom ides ▁in ▁the ▁form ▁of ▁simple ▁sal ts ▁are ▁still ▁used ▁as ▁ant icon v uls ants ▁in ▁both ▁veter inary ▁and ▁human ▁medicine , ▁although ▁the ▁latter ▁use ▁var ies ▁from ▁country ▁to ▁country . ▁For ▁example , ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Food ▁and ▁D rug ▁Administration ▁( F DA ) ▁does ▁not ▁appro ve ▁b rom ide ▁for ▁the ▁treatment ▁of ▁any ▁disease , ▁and ▁it ▁was ▁removed ▁from ▁over - the - counter ▁sed ative ▁products ▁like ▁B rom o - S elt zer , ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 5 . ▁Com mer cially ▁available ▁organ ob rom ine ▁ph arma ce ut ical s ▁include ▁the ▁vas od il ator ▁nic erg oline , ▁the ▁sed ative ▁bro t iz ol am , ▁the ▁ant ican cer ▁agent ▁pip ob rom an , ▁and ▁the ▁ant ise ptic ▁mer b rom in . ▁Otherwise , ▁organ ob rom ine ▁comp ounds ▁are ▁rarely ▁ph arma ce ut ically ▁useful , ▁in ▁contrast ▁to ▁the ▁situation ▁for ▁organ of lu or ine ▁comp ounds . ▁Several ▁dru gs ▁are ▁produced ▁as ▁the ▁b rom ide ▁( or ▁equival ents , ▁hydro b rom ide ) ▁sal ts , ▁but ▁in ▁such ▁cases ▁b rom ide ▁serves ▁as ▁an ▁innoc uous ▁counter ion ▁of ▁no ▁bi ological ▁significance . ▁ ▁Other ▁uses ▁of ▁organ ob rom