Barbiturates are a class of drugs that act as central nervous system depressants. They produce effects ranging from mild sedation to general anesthesia. Short-acting barbiturates have half-lives of 4 to 38 hours, while some longer-acting barbiturates are over 90 hours. Some examples of barbiturates are below. It is worth noting that the drug primidone is metabolized to phenobarbital.
- Amobarbital
- Butabarbital
- Pentobarbital
- Phenobarbital
- Primidone
- Secobarbital
- Thiopental
