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mephobarbital
<chemical> A barbiturate that is metabolised to phenobarbital. It has been used for similar purposes, especially in epilepsy, but there is no evidence mephobarbital offers any advantage over phenobarbital.

Pharmacological action: anticonvulsants, gaba modulators, sedatives, barbiturate.

Chemical name: 2,4,6(1H,3H,5H)-Pyrimidinetrione, 5-ethyl-1-methyl-5-phenyl-