secobarbital sodium

GPTKB entity

Statements (45)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf benzodiazepine
controlled substance
sedative-hypnotic drug
gptkbp:ATCCode N05CA06
gptkbp:brand gptkb:Seconal
gptkb:Seconal_Sodium
gptkbp:CASNumber 309-43-3
gptkbp:chemicalFormula C12H17N2NaO3
gptkbp:color white
gptkbp:contraindication porphyria
severe respiratory insufficiency
hypersensitivity to barbiturates
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:Donalee_L._Tabern
gptkb:Ernest_H._Volwiler
gptkbp:discoveredIn 1928
gptkbp:eliminationHalfLife 15-40 hours
gptkbp:excretion renal
gptkbp:form crystalline powder
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label secobarbital sodium
gptkbp:legalStatus gptkb:Schedule_II_(US)
Prescription only
gptkbp:listedOn World Health Organization Model List of Essential Medicines (historically)
gptkbp:marketedAs gptkb:Eli_Lilly_and_Company
gptkbp:mechanismOfAction GABA-A receptor positive allosteric modulator
gptkbp:metabolism liver
gptkbp:molecularWeight 272.27 g/mol
gptkbp:overdoseSymptoms death
coma
gptkbp:pregnancyCategory D (US)
gptkbp:routeOfAdministration oral
intravenous
gptkbp:sideEffect dizziness
drowsiness
respiratory depression
dependence
gptkbp:solubility water-soluble
gptkbp:synonym quinalbarbitone sodium
sodium secobarbital
gptkbp:UNII H3G3K65W8M
gptkbp:usedFor insomnia
seizure control
preoperative sedation
gptkbp:usedIn physician-assisted suicide (in some jurisdictions)
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Secobarbital
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7