Barbituates - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Barbituates Printer Friendly
The Free Dictionary
905,064,445 visitors served.
?
Dictionary/
thesaurus
Medical
dictionary
Legal
dictionary
Financial
dictionary
Acronyms
 
Idioms
Encyclopedia
Wikipedia
encyclopedia
?

barbiturate
(redirected from Barbituates)

    Also found in: Medical, Encyclopedia, Wikipedia 0.12 sec.

barbiturate

Hypnosedative drug, commonly known as a ‘sleeping pill’, consisting of any salt or ester of barbituric acid C4H4O3N2. It works by depressing brain activity. Most barbiturates, being highly addictive, are no longer prescribed and are listed as controlled substances.

Tolerance develops quickly in the user so that increasingly large doses are required to induce sleep. A barbiturate's action persists for hours or days, and can cause confused, aggressive behaviour or disorientation. Overdosing causes death by inhibiting the breathing centre in the brain. Short-acting barbiturates are used as anaesthetics to induce general anaesthesia; slow-acting ones may be prescribed for epilepsy.
?Page tools
Printer friendly
Cite / link
 Email
Feedback
?Sign in SSL protected
Email:
Password:
Register

? Mentioned in ? References in periodicals archive
 
One or more Rapid Drug Screen test cards are inserted into the urine through a safety-sealed slit in the cup lid and, in minutes, indicate the presence or absence of the drugs covered by the cards: cocaine, opiates, marijuana, PCP, barbituates, benzodiazepines, tricyclic antidepressants, methamphetamine, amphetamines and methadone individually or in various combinations.
American Bio Medica Debuts Its Retail Drug Detector by Business Wire
More results
 
Hutchinson browser? ? Full browser
 
 
Hutchinson Encyclopedia
?

Disclaimer | Privacy policy | Feedback | Copyright © 2008 Farlex, Inc.
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional. Terms of Use.