Pharmacologic Substance
pentobarbital Audio
pen·to·bar·bi·tal [ pen-tuh-bahr-bi-tawl, -tal ]
Brand Names:
Euthasol; Fatal-Plus; Nembutal; Socumb
Effect:
Decreased Organized Electrical Activity; General Anesthesia
May Treat:
Status Epilepticus
More Information:
ChemID; DrugBank; DailyMed; PDR
Definitions related to pentobarbital:
  • 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)
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
  • Short to intermediate acting barbiturate used as a sedative and hypnotic; the sodium salt is also used as an anticonvulsant, as a preanesthetic and as an adjunct to anesthesia.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
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