Sleep disorders have been managed using several means throughout the history of mankind. It all began with alcohol and alkaloids of opium and other narcotic plants (hemp, belladonna, henbane, etc). It ...

A barbiturate is a type of medication that has been around for over 150 years. Barbiturates were popular from the early 1900s through the 1970s. Two of the most common uses were for sleep and anxiety.

Barbiturates were first used in 1903. They are derivatives of the chemical molecule barbituric acid. There are over 2000 derivatives of barbituric acid that have been used in medicine. It was in 1912 ...

Objectives: To evaluate high-dose barbiturates as a second-tier therapy for pediatric refractory intracranial hypertension complicating severe traumatic brain injury. Design: This is a retrospective ...

For permission requests, please contact NEJM Reprints at [email protected] The patients were 4 adult females, twenty to forty years old, admitted to the Los Angeles County Hospital with acute ...

FATAL barbiturate poisonings precipitate varied and significant medicolegal problems. The initial question that must be resolved is whether the death was actually caused by barbiturate poisoning and ...

Barbiturates are a kind of depressant or sedative drug. They are an old class of drug used to relax the body and help people sleep. These drugs were first developed in the late 19th century. Use of ...

There is no home treatment for barbiturate misuse. If you believe someone has taken barbiturates inappropriately, take them to the hospital for evaluation by a doctor. An overdose of barbiturates can ...

Barbiturate sind chemisch gesehen Salze der Barbitursäure oder ihrer Derivate. Sie zählen zu den Arzneimitteln mit beruhigender, narkotisierender, krampflösender und schlaffördernder Wirkung. Entgegen ...