PHENOBARBITAL
Definition, Classification, and Primary Function Phenobarbital, chemically known as 5-ethyl-5-phenylpyrimidine-2,4,6(1H,3H,5H)-trione, is a pharmaceutical agent classified as a barbiturate and is primarily utilized today as an anticonvulsant, making it one of the oldest and most historically significant antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) still in clinical use. Introduced early in the twentieth century, it rapidly established itself as a […]