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Trade names | Veronal, Medinal |
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MedlinePlus | a682221 |
Routes of administration | By mouth |
Drug class | Barbiturate |
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Elimination half-life | 30.3 (± 3.2) hours |
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ECHA InfoCard | 100.000.301 |
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Formula | C8H12N2O3 |
Molar mass | 184.195 g·mol−1 |
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Barbital (or barbitone), sold under the brand names Veronal for the pure acid and Medinal for the sodium salt, was the first commercially available barbiturate. It was used as a sleeping aid (hypnotic) from 1903 until the mid-1950s. The chemical names for barbital are diethylmalonyl urea or diethylbarbituric acid; hence, the sodium salt is known also as sodium diethylbarbiturate.