mephobarbital

Also found in: Thesaurus, Medical, Wikipedia.

Related to mephobarbital: phenobarbital, secobarbital

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun

mephobarbital - a long-acting crystalline barbiturate (trade name Mebaral) used as a sedative and as an anticonvulsant in the treatment of epilepsy

Mebaral

anticonvulsant, anticonvulsant drug, antiepileptic, antiepileptic drug - a drug used to treat or prevent convulsions (as in epilepsy)

barbiturate - organic compound having powerful soporific effect; overdose can be fatal

Mentioned in ?

References in periodicals archive ?

The company markets a broad range of ValuBrand and generic prescription products in many therapeutic categories, including the Somnote brand of chloral hydrate capsules, Mephobarbital tablets and the Vinate brand of prenatal vitamins.

Breckenridge Pharmaceutical Inc

CYP2C19*16 was reported in a Japanese subject demonstrating a lowered capacity to hydroxylate mephobarbital (9).

Genetic polymorphism of CYP2C19 & therapeutic response to proton pump inhibitors

Some antiepileptic drugs--carbamazepine, oxcarbazepine, phenytoin, barbiturates (phenobarbital, mephobarbital and primidone), and topiramate--enhance the cytochrome P-450 enzyme system.