Description

Aprobarbital, sold as Oramon, Somnifaine, and Allonal, is a barbiturate derivative invented in the 1920s by Ernst Preiswerk. It has sedative, hypnotic and anticonvulsant properties, and was used primarily for the treatment of insomnia. used as an emergency treatment for seizures, and to cause you to fall asleep for surgery.

Aprobarbital

Scheme

Rec.INN

ATC (Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification)

N05CA05

CAS registry number (Chemical Abstracts Service)

0000077-02-1

Chemical Formula

C10-H14-N2-O3

Molecular Weight

210

Therapeutic Category

Hypnotic and sedative agent

Chemical Name

2,4,6(1H,3H,5H)-Pyrimidinetrione, 5-(1-metyletyl)-5-(2-propenyl)-

Foreign Names

• Aprobarbitalum (Latin)
• Aprobarbital (German)
• Aprobarbital (French)
• Aprobarbital (Spanish)

Generic Names

• Aprobarbital (OS: DCF)
• Allopropylbarbital (IS)
• Aprobarbitone (IS)
• Aprobarbital (PH: USP 32)

Brand Name

• Alurate
  Roche, United States

Glossary

Term	Definition
DCF	Dénomination Commune Française
IS	Inofficial Synonym
OS	Official Synonym
PH	Pharmacopoeia Name
Rec.INN	Recommended International Nonproprietary Name (World Health Organization)

Further information on drug naming conventions: International Nonproprietary Names.

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Aprobarbital, sold as Oramon, Somnifaine, and Allonal, is a barbiturate derivative invented in the 1920s by Ernst Preiswerk. It has sedative, hypnotic and anticonvulsant properties, and was used primarily for the treatment of insomnia. used as an emergency treatment for seizures, and to cause you to fall asleep for surgery.

Aprobarbital