metharbital

was heading 1976-94 (see under BARBITURATES 1976-90); ENDIEMAL, METHARBITONE, & METHOBARBITONE were see METHARBITAL 1976-94; use BARBITURATES to search METHARBITAL 1976-94; long-acting barbiturate that is demethylated to barbital in the liver; has broad-spectrum anticonvulsant action, but used mainly to treat myoclonic spasms in infants

Also Known As:

endiemal; metharbitone; methobarbitone; 2,4,6(1H,3H,5H)-Pyrimidinetrione, 5,5-diethyl-1-methyl-

Networked: 3 relevant articles (0 outcomes, 0 trials/studies)

Drug Context: Research Results

Heterocyclic Compounds: 198
- 1-Ring Heterocyclic Compounds
  - Pyrimidines: 510
    - Pyrimidinones: 71
      - Barbiturates: 1074
        metharbital: 3

Related Diseases

1.	Seizures (Absence Seizure) 01/01/1962 - "Comparison of the effectiveness of phenobarital, mephobarbital, primidone, diphenylhydantoin, ethotoin, metharbital, and methylphenylethylhydantoin in motor seizures." 10/01/1980 - "chemically or electrically induced seizures, anticonvulsant drugs tested can be classified into four main groups; 1) drugs (trimethadione, ethosuximide, nitrazepam, diazepam, erthotoin and metharbital) with an effect to antagonize all the whole seizure components. "
2.	Spasm (Spasms) 04/01/1957 - "Metharbital (Gemonil) in myoclonic spasms of infancy and related disorders."

Related Drugs and Biologics

1.	Trimethadione (Tridione)
2.	Primidone (Sertan)
3.	Phenytoin (Dilantin)
4.	Nitrazepam (Serenade)
5.	Mephobarbital (Methylphenobarbital)
6.	Ethosuximide (Zarontin)
7.	Diazepam (Valium)
8.	Anticonvulsants (Antiepileptic Drugs)
9.	ethotoin (Peganone)