mephobarbital

mephobarbital /meph·o·bar·bi·tal/ (mef?o-bahr´bi-tal) a long-acting barbiturate used as an anticonvulsant.

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mephobarbital

(mef´ōbär´bital),
n brand name: Mebaral;
drug class: barbiturate anticonvulsant (Controlled Substance Schedule IV);
action: a nonspecific depressant of the central nervous system; may enhance GABA activity in the brain;
uses: generalized tonic-clonic (grand mal) or absence (petit mal) seizures.

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mephobarbital

see methylphenobarbital.

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methylphenobarbital, mephobarbital, methylphenobarbitone

related to phenobarbital, but produces less sedation; is used as an anticonvulsant in dogs.