Aprobarbital (or aprobarbitone), 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.[2] Aprobarbital was never as widely used as more common barbiturate derivatives such as
phenobarbital and is now rarely prescribed as it has been replaced by newer drugs with a better safety margin.
^Reddemann H, Türk E (May 1966). "[Oramon poisoning in infancy and childhood. Observations on 12 aprobarbital poisonings]". Das Deutsche Gesundheitswesen (in German). 21 (19): 878–81.
PMID5973760.
Aprobarbital (or aprobarbitone), 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.[2] Aprobarbital was never as widely used as more common barbiturate derivatives such as
phenobarbital and is now rarely prescribed as it has been replaced by newer drugs with a better safety margin.
^Reddemann H, Türk E (May 1966). "[Oramon poisoning in infancy and childhood. Observations on 12 aprobarbital poisonings]". Das Deutsche Gesundheitswesen (in German). 21 (19): 878–81.
PMID5973760.