Pentobarbital

In some countries, this medicine may only be approved for veterinary use.

In the US, Pentobarbital (pentobarbital systemic) is a member of the drug class barbiturates and is used to treat Insomnia and Sedation.

US matches:

• Pentobarbital


• Pentobarbital Sodium

Scheme

Rec.INN

ATC (Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification)

N05CA01

CAS registry number (Chemical Abstracts Service)

0000076-74-4

Chemical Formula

C11-H18-N2-O3

Molecular Weight

226

Therapeutic Categories

Antiepileptic agent

Agent for premedication

Hypnotic and sedative agent

Chemical Name

2,4,6(1H,3H,5H)-Pyrimidinetrione, 5-ethyl-5-(1-methylbutyl)-

Foreign Names

• Pentobarbitalum (Latin)
• Pentobarbital (German)
• Pentobarbital (French)
• Pentobarbital (Spanish)

Generic Names

• Pentobarbital (OS: BAN, DCIT, DCF)
• Acidum aethylmethylbutylbarbituricum (IS)
• Ethaminal (IS)
• Mebubarbital (IS)
• Mebumalum (IS)
• Pentobarbitone (IS)
• Pentobarbital (PH: BP 2010, USP 32, Ph. Eur. 6)
• Pentobarbitalum (PH: Ph. Eur. 6)
• Pentobarbital Sodium (OS: JAN, BANM)
• Barbityral (IS)
• Natrium aethyl-methylbutylbarbituricum (IS)
• Pentobarbitone Sodium (IS)
• Pentobarbitone, soluble (IS)
• Pentobarbital sodique (PH: Ph. Eur. 6)
• Pentobarbital Sodium (PH: BP 2010, USP 32, Ph. Eur. 6)
• Pentobarbital-Natrium (PH: Ph. Eur. 6)
• Pentobarbitalum natricum (PH: Ph. Eur. 6)

Brand Names

• Mebumal SAD
  Amgros, Denmark



• Narkodorm (veterinary use)
  CP-Pharma, Germany



• Nembutal
  Dainippon Sumitomo, Japan



• Ravona
  Tanabe Mitsubishi, Japan



• Sagatal (veterinary use)
  Merial, Ireland



• Beuthanasia D (Pentobarbital and Phenytoin (veterinary use))
  Schering-Plough Animal Health, United States



• Combuthal (Pentobarbital and Thiopental Sodium (veterinary use))
  Cross Vetpharm, United States



• Dolethal (veterinary use)
  Vetoquinol, Belgium; Vetoquinol, United Kingdom; Vetoquinol, Ireland; Vetoquinol, Netherlands



• Doléthal (veterinary use)
  Laboratoire Vétoquinol, France



• Dorminal (veterinary use)
  Alfasan, Netherlands; Alfasan International, Poland



• Esconarkon (veterinary use)
  Streuli Vet, Switzerland



• Eutasil (veterinary use)
  Ceva, Portugal



• Eutha Naze (veterinary use)
  Bayer Animal Health, South Africa



• Eutha (veterinary use)
  Essex Tierarzneimittel, Germany; Veterinaria, Switzerland



• Euthal (Pentobarbital and Phenytoin (veterinary use))
  Delvet, Australia



• Euthanasia III (Pentobarbital and Phenytoin (veterinary use))
  Med Pharmex, United States



• Euthasol (Pentobarbital and Phenytoin (veterinary use))
  Virbac, United States



• Euthasol (veterinary use)
  A.S.T. farma B.V, Netherlands



• Euthatal (veterinary use)
  Merial, United Kingdom; Merial, Ireland



• Euthesate (veterinary use)
  Ceva, Netherlands



• Lethabarb (veterinary use)
  Virbac, Australia



• Lethanal (veterinary use)
  Eurovet, Netherlands



• Lethobarb (veterinary use)
  Fort Dodge, United Kingdom



• Mebunat (veterinary use)
  Orion, Finland



• Narcoren (veterinary use)
  Merial, Germany



• Natriumpentobarbital (veterinary use)
  Kela, Belgium



• Nembutal Sodium
  Lundbeck, United States



• Nembutal
  Lundbeck, United States



• Nembutal (veterinary use)
  Ceva, Belgium; Ceva, Netherlands



• Pentobarb (veterinary use)
  Ilium Veterinary Products, Australia; Provet, New Zealand



• Pentobarbital (veterinary use)
  Ceva, France; Loveridge, United Kingdom



• Pentobarbitone (veterinary use)
  Ilium Veterinary Products, Australia



• Pentoject (veterinary use)
  Animalcare, United Kingdom



• Release (veterinary use)
  WDT, Germany



• Sagatal (veterinary use)
  Merial, United Kingdom



• Somnopentyl (veterinary use)
  Schering-Plough Animal Health, United States



• Valabarb (veterinary use)
  Jurox, Australia

International Drug Name Search

Glossary

BAN	British Approved Name
BANM	British Approved Name (Modified)
DCF	Dénomination Commune Française
DCIT	Denominazione Comune Italiana
IS	Inofficial Synonym
JAN	Japanese Accepted Name
OS	Official Synonym
PH	Pharmacopoeia Name
Rec.INN	Recommended International Nonproprietary Name (World Health Organization)

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