MeSH note : was heading 1976-94 (see under BARBITURATES 1976-90); ENDIEMAL, METHARBITONE, & METHOBARBITONE
were see METHARBITAL 1976-94; use BARBITURATES to search METHARBITAL 1976-94; long-acting
barbiturate that is demethylated to barbital in the liver; has broad-spectrum anticonvulsant
action, but used mainly to treat myoclonic spasms in infants;