| Item |
Information |
|
Drug Groups
|
approved |
|
Description
|
Heptabarbital is an intermediate or short term barbiturate used mainly for sedation and hypnosis. |
| Indication |
Used mainly for sedation and hypnosis. |
| Toxicity |
Symptoms of an overdose typically include sluggishness, incoordination, difficulty in thinking, slowness of speech, faulty judgment, drowsiness or coma, shallow breathing, staggering, and in severe cases coma and death. |
| Affected Organisms |
| • |
Humans and other mammals |
|
| Biotransformation |
Hepatic. |
| External Links |
|
|