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Descriptor English:   Pentobarbital 
Descriptor Spanish:   Pentobarbital 
Descriptor Portuguese:   Pentobarbital 
Synonyms English:   Diabutal
Etaminal
Ethaminal
Nembutal
Pentobarbital Sodium
Pentobarbital, Monosodium Salt
Pentobarbitone
Sagatal
Monosodium Salt Pentobarbital
Mebubarbital
Mebumal  
Tree Number:   D03.383.742.698.253.593
Definition English:   A short-acting barbiturate that is effective as a sedative and hypnotic (but not as an anti-anxiety) agent and is usually given orally. It is prescribed more frequently for sleep induction than for sedation but, like similar agents, may lose its effectiveness by the second week of continued administration. (From AMA Drug Evaluations Annual, 1994, p236) 
Pharmacological Action:   Adjuvants, Anesthesia
GABA Modulators
Hypnotics and Sedatives
 
Allowable Qualifiers English:  
AD administration & dosage AE adverse effects
AG agonists AA analogs & derivatives
AN analysis AI antagonists & inhibitors
BL blood CF cerebrospinal fluid
CS chemical synthesis CH chemistry
CL classification EC economics
HI history IM immunology
IP isolation & purification ME metabolism
PK pharmacokinetics PD pharmacology
PO poisoning RE radiation effects
ST standards SD supply & distribution
TU therapeutic use TO toxicity
UR urine  
Record Number:   10618 
Unique Identifier:   D010424 

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