.Pharmacolibrary.Drugs.N_NervousSystem.N05C_HypnoticsAndSedatives.N05CA03_Butobarbital.Butobarbital .Pharmacolibrary.Drugs.N_NervousSystem.N05C_HypnoticsAndSedatives.N05CA03_Butobarbital.Butobarbital| name: | Butobarbital |
| ATC code: | N05CA03 | route: | oral |
| n-compartments | 1 |
Butobarbital is a barbiturate derivative with sedative and hypnotic properties. It was historically used for the short-term treatment of insomnia and as a premedication for anesthesia but is now largely obsolete due to the availability of safer alternatives. It is not widely approved or used in contemporary clinical practice.
Estimated pharmacokinetic parameters for a typical adult following oral administration, as no direct human PK study data could be found in the literature.