barbiturate
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organic compound having powerful soporific effect; overdose can be fatal
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A diagnosis is verified by a benzodiazepine or barbiturate test.
This has kept them a structurally sound breed which is predominantly free from the physical exaggerations that can lead to certain health problems. citation Whippets are, like other sighthounds, intolerant of barbiturate anaesthetics.
Supporting the accidental cause, her doctor noted that a prescription of 25 barbiturate pills was found by her bedside half empty and another bottle of 100 was still unopened.
Sodium thiopental, and the barbiturate class of drugs, decrease neuronal activity and therefore decrease the production of osmotically active metabolites, which in turn decreases swelling.
Carbamates Marketed as a safer alternative to barbiturate anxiolytics, meprobamate (Miltown, Equanil) was commonly used to relieve anxiety in the late 1950s and 1960s.
Individuals with a history of alcohol, opioid and barbiturate abuse should avoid benzodiazepines, as there is a risk of life-threatening interactions with these drugs.