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Phenobarbital
Phenemal | Phenobarbitone | Phenylbarbital | Gardenal | Hysteps | Luminal | Phenobarbital Sodium | Phenobarbital, Monosodium Salt | Phenylethylbarbituric Acid | Acid, Phenylethylbarbituric | Monosodium Salt Phenobarbital | Sodium, Phenobarbital
A barbituric acid derivative that acts as a nonselective central nervous system depressant. It promotes binding to inhibitory GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID subtype receptors, and modulates chloride currents through receptor channels. It also inhibits glutamate induced depolarizations. |
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