mephobarbital
- noun
- /ˌmɛfəˈbɑrbɪtəl/
- Specialized
:
mefobarbital
- The doctor prescribed mephobarbital to help with her seizures.
Examples
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The doctor prescribed mephobarbital to help control her seizure disorder.
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Patients taking mephobarbital should be monitored for side effects such as drowsiness and dependence.
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Mephobarbital is less commonly used today due to the availability of safer medications.
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Is mephobarbital effective for treating epilepsy?
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Mephobarbital is a medication used to treat epilepsy and acts as a sedative.
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Doctors often recommend mephobarbital for patients who have not responded well to other treatments for seizures.
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When reducing medications, it's important to consult the doctor about stopping mephobarbital gradually.
Synonyms
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9.0
A drug that makes you sleep or feel very calm and can cause death if you take too much
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8.5
A long-lasting drug that calms people and helps stop seizures
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9.8
A strong drug that makes people or animals sleep, stops severe seizures, and can humanely kill animals
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9.8
A medicine that makes you sleep and can control seizures
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9.8
A medicine that makes people sleep and helps control seizures
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9.9
A medicine that helps people sleep and feel calm
A long-acting medicine that calms the body and helps stop epileptic seizures
A medicine that helps control seizures in people with epilepsy
A drug used to calm people and help them sleep
A strong medicine that makes people sleep and calms them
A strong medicine that makes people sleep and stops seizures
A strong drug that makes a person sleep or relax and stops seizures
A drug that makes a person sleep and feel relaxed
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Mephobarbital joins a first part mepho- and the second part barbital, which is the family name of barbiturate drugs that act as 'sedatives' and help people sleep. So, mephobarbital is a long-acting barbiturate used as a 'sedative' and to treat epilepsy.