noun
- A long-acting barbiturate drug used as a sedative, hypnotic, and anticonvulsant; also known as phenobarbital.
Usage: chiefly British English; medical/pharmaceutical term; controlled substance in many jurisdictions
Examples
- The doctor prescribed phenobarbitone to help control the patient's seizures.
- Phenobarbitone has been used for decades as a treatment for epilepsy.
- The medication phenobarbitone acts as a central nervous system depressant.
- Patients taking phenobarbitone should avoid alcohol and driving.
- Phenobarbitone is less commonly prescribed today due to newer anticonvulsant options.