Pentobarbital
"Pentobarbital" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A short-acting barbiturate that is effective as a sedative and hypnotic (but not as an anti-anxiety) agent and is usually given orally. It is prescribed more frequently for sleep induction than for sedation but, like similar agents, may lose its effectiveness by the second week of continued administration. (From AMA Drug Evaluations Annual, 1994, p236)
| Descriptor ID |
D010424
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D03.383.742.698.253.593
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2001 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1999 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 1998 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 1997 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1992 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1991 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1989 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Pentobarbital" by people in Profiles over the past ten years.
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Patel D, Dehne K, Pajer H, Barnett R, Sasaki-Adams D, Quinsey C. Pentobarbital Coma Use in a Pregnant Patient With Refractory Intracranial Hypertension: A Case Report. Clin Neuropharmacol. 2022 Mar-Apr 01; 45(2):32-34.