Ett kortverkande barbiturat som fungerar som sömn- och rogivande medel (men inte som ångestdämpande medel) och ges vanligtvis oralt. Den förskrivs oftare som sömnmedel än som rogivande medel, men liksom liknande medel kan dess verkan avta redan andra veckan om man tar den kontinuerligt.
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)
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Pentobarbitone — Mebubarbital — Etaminal — Ethaminal — Sagatal — Nembutal — Pentobarbital Sodium — Pentobarbital, Monosodium Salt — Monosodium Salt Pentobarbital — Diabutal — Mebumal