adjective
- not containing or derived from barbiturates; relating to drugs or substances that are not barbiturates
Usage: medical/pharmaceutical term
noun
- a drug or sedative that is not a barbiturate
Usage: medical/pharmaceutical term
Examples
- The doctor prescribed a nonbarbiturate sedative to avoid the side effects of older medications.
- Nonbarbiturate sleeping pills have become more commonly used in recent decades.
- This nonbarbiturate hypnotic is considered safer for long-term use.
- The patient was switched to a nonbarbiturate alternative due to allergic reactions.
- Many modern anesthetics are nonbarbiturate compounds.