Pentobarbital

Pentobarbital is a member of the class of barbiturates, the structure of that is that of barbituric acid substituted at C-5 by ethyl and sec-pentyl groups. Among its listed roles, it functions as a GABAA receptor agonist. It is grouped under the following drug class(es): Barbiturates, Controlled drug substances, Hypnotics, Schedule II controlled substances, Schedule III controlled substances and Sedatives. Its therapeutic use is listed as sleeping drugs. The directory classifies it as a discontinued API with a synthetic source/manufacturing origin. Other names for this substance include Pentobarbitone, Nembutal, Mebubarbital and Pentobarbituric acid. It is listed as a controlled drug substance (Schedule II). Its PubChem CID is 4737.