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| Other names | Benzonal |
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| Formula | C19H16N2O4 |
| Molar mass | 336.347 g·mol−1 |
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Benzobarbital (Benzonal) is a barbiturate derivative. It has anticonvulsant effects and has been used for the treatment of epilepsy.
It has similar liver enzyme inducing effects to the closely related drug phenobarbital, which may be exploited in some clinical applications.
References
- ^ Okudzhava VM, Chankvetadze BG (1989). "[Pharmacological characteristics of an anti-convulsive drug Benzonal and the evaluation of its therapeutic effectiveness (review of the literature)]". Zhurnal Nevropatologii I Psikhiatrii imeni S.S. Korsakova (in Russian). 89 (11): 136–45. PMID 2696306.
- ^ Nadzhimutdinov KN, Khakimov ZZ, Kabulov S (1992). "[The advantages of benzonal as an inducer of the liver mono-oxygenase enzyme system compared to phenobarbital]". Eksperimental'naia i Klinicheskaia Farmakologiia (in Russian). 55 (1): 68–71. PMID 1305441.
- ^ Novozheeva TP, Saratikov AS, Grishanova AI, Gutkina NI, Akhmedzhanov RR, Khatsenko OG, Kozlovskaia NE (February 1991). "[Benzonal--a phenobarbital-type of inducer of the mono-oxygenase system]". Biulleten' Eksperimental'noi Biologii I Meditsiny (in Russian). 111 (2): 163–5. OCLC 613807502. PMID 1854958.
