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Routes ofadministration
  
Oral

Legal status
  
CA: Schedule IV

Biological half-life
  
6.1-11.2 hours

Molar mass
  
250.294 g/mol

Bioavailability
  
83%

ATC code
  
N05CA11 (WHO)

Metabolism
  
Hepatic

Excretion
  
Renal

CAS ID
  
509-86-4

Heptabarb

How to pronounce heptabarb


Heptabarb (INN; Eudan, Medapan, Medomin, Noctyn), also known as heptabarbitone (BAN) or heptabarbital, is a sedative and hypnotic drug of the barbiturate family. It was used in Europe for the treatment of insomnia from the 1950s onwards, but has since been discontinued.

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