ATC Group: N05CA Barbiturates, plain

The World Health Organization's ATC classification organizes medical drugs based on therapeutic properties, chemical composition, and anatomy. It helps make essential medicines readily available globally and is widely used in the pharmaceutical industry.

Position of N05CA in the ATC hierarchy

Level Code Title
1 N Nervous system
2 N05 Psycholeptics
3 N05C Hypnotics and sedatives
4 N05CA Barbiturates, plain

Group N05CA contents

Code Title
N05CA01 Pentobarbital
N05CA02 Amobarbital
N05CA03 Butobarbital
N05CA04 Barbital
N05CA05 Aprobarbital
N05CA06 Secobarbital
N05CA07 Talbutal
N05CA08 Vinylbital
N05CA09 Vinbarbital
N05CA10 Cyclobarbital
N05CA11 Heptabarbital
N05CA12 Reposal
N05CA15 Methohexital
N05CA16 Hexobarbital
N05CA19 Thiopental
N05CA20 Etallobarbital
N05CA21 Allobarbital
N05CA22 Proxibarbal

Active ingredients in N05CA

Active Ingredient Description
Amobarbital

Amobarbital is a barbiturate derivative with hypnotic and sedative properties (but not antianxiety), used for the induction of sedation during procedures, short-term management of insomnia, and acute management of refractory tonic-clonic seizures.

Barbital
Butobarbital
Cyclobarbital
Pentobarbital

Phenobarbital is a barbiturate used mainly for its antiepileptic properties. It induces liver enzymes and alters the metabolism of a number of other drugs. Sedation is common but tends to become less of a problem as phenobarbital antiepileptic treatment continues.

Proxibarbal
Secobarbital

Secobarbital is a barbituric acid derivative. Secobarbital binds at a distinct binding site associated with a Cl ionopore at the GABAA receptor, increasing the duration of time for which the Cl ionopore is open.

Thiopental

Thiopental is a thiobarbiturate with rapid onset for intravenous administration. Thiopental induces hypnosis and anesthesia, but not analgesia.

Vinylbital

Related product monographs

Title Information Source Document Type  
SECONAL Capsule FDA, National Drug Code (US) MPI, US: SPL/Old
THIOPENTAL Powder for solution for injection Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (GB) MPI, EU: SmPC