mephobarbital

mephobarbital
Used as a sedative and long-acting hypnotic, and as an anticonvulsant in the management of epilepsy; converted to phenobarbital in the body.

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mepho·bar·bi·tal .mef-ō-'bär-bə-.täl n a crystalline barbiturate C13H14N2O3 used as a sedative and in the treatment of epilepsy

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meph·o·bar·bi·tal (mef″o-bahrґbĭ-təl) [USP] a long-acting barbiturate, used as an anticonvulsant in grand mal and petit mal epilepsy, administered orally.

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