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metharbital
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Metharbital was patented in 1905 by Emil Fischer working for Merck. It was marketed as Gemonil by Abbott Laboratories. It is a barbiturate anticonvulsant, used in the treatment of epilepsy. It has similar properties to phenobarbital.
Chemical data
- Formula
- C9H14N2O3
- Molecular weight
- 198.22 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- 5,5-diethyl-1-methyl-1,3-diazinane-2,4,6-trione
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Drug data · ChEMBL
- Max clinical phase
- Approved
- Molecule type
- Small molecule
- First approval
- 1982
- Admin. routes
- oral
- Indications
- epilepsy
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Encyclopedic overview
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- History
- Synthesis
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Metharbital was patented in 1905 by Emil Fischer working for Merck. It was marketed as Gemonil by Abbott Laboratories. It is a barbiturate anticonvulsant, used in the treatment of epilepsy. It has similar properties to phenobarbital.
== History == 1952 Gemonil was introduced by Abbott Laboratories. 1990 Abbott stopped marketing.
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