 Phenobarbital
"Phenobarbital" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A barbituric acid derivative that acts as a nonselective central nervous system depressant. It promotes binding to inhibitory GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID subtype receptors, and modulates chloride currents through receptor channels. It also inhibits glutamate induced depolarizations.
| Descriptor ID |
D010634
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D03.383.742.698.253.650
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| Concept/Terms |
Phenobarbital- Phenobarbital
- Phenylethylbarbituric Acid
- Acid, Phenylethylbarbituric
- Phenylbarbital
- Phenemal
- Phenobarbitone
Phenobarbital Sodium- Phenobarbital Sodium
- Sodium, Phenobarbital
- Phenobarbital, Monosodium Salt
- Monosodium Salt Phenobarbital
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| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 1996 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 1995 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 1993 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 1991 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Phenobarbital" by people in Profiles over the past ten years.
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Merhar SL, Ounpraseuth S, Devlin LA, Poindexter BB, Young LW, Berkey SD, Crowley M, Czynski AJ, Kiefer AS, Whalen BL, Das A, Fuller JF, Higgins RD, Thombre V, Lester BM, Smith PB, Newman S, S?nchez PJ, Smith MC, Simon AE. Phenobarbital and Clonidine as Secondary Medications for Neonatal Opioid Withdrawal Syndrome. Pediatrics. 2021 03; 147(3).
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Samanta D. Levetiracetam is Still Not a First-line Treatment in Neonatal Seizures. Indian Pediatr. 2020 01 15; 57(1):80.
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Miousse IR, Murphy LA, Lin H, Schisler MR, Sun J, Chalbot MG, Sura R, Johnson K, LeBaron MJ, Kavouras IG, Schnackenberg LK, Beger RD, Rasoulpour RJ, Koturbash I. Dose-response analysis of epigenetic, metabolic, and apical endpoints after short-term exposure to experimental hepatotoxicants. Food Chem Toxicol. 2017 Nov; 109(Pt 1):690-702.
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Puening SE, Wilson MP, Nordstrom K. Psychiatric Emergencies for Clinicians: Emergency Department Management of Benzodiazepine Withdrawal. J Emerg Med. 2017 01; 52(1):66-69.
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