SECONAL

This brand name is authorized in United Kingdom, United States

Active ingredients

The drug SECONAL contains one active pharmaceutical ingredient (API):

1 Secobarbital
UNII XBP604F6UM - SECOBARBITAL SODIUM

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.

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Medication package inserts

Below package inserts are available for further reading:

Title Information Source Document Type  
SECONAL Capsule FDA, National Drug Code (US) MPI, US: SPL/Old

Medicine classification

This drug has been classified in the anatomical therapeutic chemical (ATC) classification system as follows:

ATC code Group title Classification
N05CA06 Secobarbital N Nervous system → N05 Psycholeptics → N05C Hypnotics and sedatives → N05CA Barbiturates, plain
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Authorization and marketing

This drug has been assigned below unique identifiers within the countries it is being marketed:

Country Identification scheme Identifier(s)
Country: GB Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency Identifier(s): 38410, 40858
Country: US FDA, National Drug Code Identifier(s): 0187-4220

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