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barbiturate


Drugs from this chemical class are used for their central nervous system depressant properties including sedation, facilitation of sleep, seizure control, general anesthesia, preanesthetic, anxiolytic, disinhibition, and for detoxification from similar drugs.

Specific drugs: amobarbital, Amytal, Brevital, butabarbital, butalbital, Butisol, Gemonil, Lotusate, Luminal, Mebaral, methohexital, methylphenobarbital, Nembutal, pentobarbital, phenobarbital, Pentothal, secobarbital, Seconal, Surital, talbutal, thiamylal, thiopental

Also: primidone metabolizes to phenobarbital

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