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Methohexital
Anesthetic and barbiturate-type sedative / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Methohexital or methohexitone (marketed under the brand names Brevital and Brietal) is a drug which is a barbiturate derivative. It is classified as short-acting, and has a rapid onset of action.[2] It is similar in its effects to sodium thiopental, a drug with which it competed in the market for anesthetics.
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Trade names | Brevital Sodium |
Other names | Methohexitone |
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Routes of administration | Intravenous, rectal |
Drug class | Barbiturate |
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Bioavailability | I.V. ~100% Rectal ~17% |
Metabolism | Liver |
Elimination half-life | 5.6 ± 2.7 minutes |
Excretion | excreted in feces |
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ECHA InfoCard | 100.005.272 ![]() |
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Formula | C14H18N2O3 |
Molar mass | 262.309 g·mol−1 |
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