- 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”
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Side Effects of Amobarbital:
- Drowsiness
- Confusion
- CNS depression
- Dependency
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