10 Facts About Pentobarbital

Pentobarbital is a short-acting barbiturate typically used as a sedative, a preanesthetic, and to control convulsions in emergencies.

Pentobarbital was widely abused and sometimes known as "yellow jackets" due to the yellow capsule of the Nembutal brand.

Pentobarbital was widely abused, known on the street as "yellow jackets".

Pentobarbital can reduce intracranial pressure in Reye's syndrome, treat traumatic brain injury and induce coma in cerebral ischemia patients.

Pentobarbital-induced coma has been advocated in patients with acute liver failure refractory to mannitol.

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Pentobarbital has been used or considered as a substitute for other drugs previously used for capital punishment in the United States when those drugs are unavailable.

Pentobarbital undergoes first-pass metabolism in the liver and possibly the intestines.

Pentobarbital is synthesized by methods analogous to that of amobarbital, the only difference being that the alkylation of a-ethylmalonic ester is carried out with 2-bromopentane in place of 1-bromo-3-methylbutane to give pentobarbital.

Pentobarbital is the INN, AAN, BAN, and USAN while pentobarbitone is a former AAN and BAN.

Pentobarbital can occur as a free acid, but is usually formulated as the sodium salt, pentobarbital sodium.