Phenobarbitone

Introduction: Phenobarbitone

Description of Phenobarbitone

Phenobarbitone: a long-acting barbiturate used as a sedative.
Source: WordNet 2.1

Phenobarbitone: 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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Phenobarbitone: Related Topics

These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for Phenobarbitone:

• Long
• Barbiturate
• Sedative

Terms associated with Phenobarbitone:

Terms Similar to Phenobarbitone:

• Phenobarbital

Source: Diseases Database

• sodium thiopental
• phenobarbital
• Luminal
• purple heart

Source - WordNet 2.1

Broader terms for Phenobarbitone

• barbiturate

Source - WordNet 2.1

Hierarchical classifications of Phenobarbitone

The following list attempts to classify Phenobarbitone into categories where each line is subset of the next.

WordNet 2.1

• barbiturate
• sedative-hypnotic,sedative-hypnotic drug
• depressant,downer,sedative,sedative drug
• medicament,medication,medicinal drug,medicine
• drug
• agent
• causal agency,causal agent,cause
• entity

Source: WordNet 2.1

External links related to: Phenobarbitone

• eMedicine - Toxicity, Barbiturate : Article by Tucker Greene, MD
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• Phenobarbitone versus phenytoin monotherapy for partial onset seizures and generalized onset tonic-clonic seizures (Cochrane Review)
• Pb Online, Description, Chemistry, Ingredients - Phenobarbital - RxList Monographs
• Carbamazepine versus phenobarbitone monotherapy for epilepsy (Cochrane Review)

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