Amobarbital

• Amobarbital helps manage insomnia, preoperative sedation, and certain seizure conditions.
• It is a barbiturate that enhances GABA action, producing sedative and hypnotic effects.

Chemical Formula:

• C₁₁H₁₈N₂O₃

Mechanism of Amobarbital:

• Intermediate-acting GABA-A enhancer.

Therapeutic Uses of Amobarbital:

• Short-term hypnotic
• Sedative
• Historically used as “truth serum”

Side Effects of Amobarbital:

• Drowsiness
• Confusion
• CNS depression
• Dependency

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