Chemicals and Drugs

Barbiturates

A class of chemicals derived from barbituric acid or thiobarbituric acid. Many of these are GABA MODULATORS used as HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES, as ANESTHETICS, or as ANTICONVULSANTS.

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A class of chemicals derived from barbituric acid or thiobarbituric acid. Many of these are GABA MODULATORS used as HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES, as ANESTHETICS, or as ANTICONVULSANTS.

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24 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, economics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.

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general or unspecified; prefer specifics

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History Note

/adv eff-pois-tox was BARBITURATE TOXICOLOGY 1963-65

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  1. D03w.383.742.698.253w

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QV 88

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Barbiturates. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D001463. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D001463
  2. Barbiturates. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbiturate
  3. Barbiturates. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q206348