Chemistry:Benzobarbital
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Short description: Chemical compound
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| Other names | Benzonal |
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| Formula | C19H16N2O4 |
| Molar mass | 336.347 g·mol−1 |
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Benzobarbital (Benzonal) is a barbiturate derivative. It has anticonvulsant effects and has been used for the treatment of epilepsy. [1]
It has similar liver enzyme inducing effects to the closely related drug phenobarbital, which may be exploited in some clinical applications. [2] [3]
References
- ↑ "[Pharmacological characteristics of an anti-convulsive drug Benzonal and the evaluation of its therapeutic effectiveness (review of the literature)]" (in russian). Zhurnal Nevropatologii I Psikhiatrii Imeni S.S. Korsakova 89 (11): 136–45. 1989. PMID 2696306.
- ↑ "[The advantages of benzonal as an inducer of the liver mono-oxygenase enzyme system compared to phenobarbital]" (in russian). Eksperimental'naia i Klinicheskaia Farmakologiia 55 (1): 68–71. 1992. PMID 1305441.
- ↑ "[Benzonal--a phenobarbital-type of inducer of the mono-oxygenase system]" (in russian). Biulleten' Eksperimental'noi Biologii I Meditsiny 111 (2): 163–5. February 1991. OCLC 613807502. PMID 1854958.
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