metharbital [Supplementary Concept]

was heading 1976-94 (see under BARBITURATES 1976-90); ENDIEMAL, METHARBITONE, & METHOBARBITONE were see METHARBITAL 1976-94; use BARBITURATES to search METHARBITAL 1976-94; long-acting barbiturate that is demethylated to barbital in the liver; has broad-spectrum anticonvulsant action, but used mainly to treat myoclonic spasms in infants

Date introduced: October 13, 1994

MeSH Unique ID: C084822

Registry Number: 02OS7K758T

Heading Mapped to:

• Barbiturates

Entry Terms:

• endiemal
• metharbitone
• methobarbitone