Drug Groups

approved

Description

Heptabarbital is an intermediate or short term barbiturate used mainly for sedation and hypnosis.

Indication

Used mainly for sedation and hypnosis.

Toxicity

Symptoms of an overdose typically include sluggishness, incoordination, difficulty in thinking, slowness of speech, faulty judgment, drowsiness or coma, shallow breathing, staggering, and in severe cases coma and death.

Affected Organisms

Biotransformation

Hepatic.

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