Thiopental Other names: Sodium thiopental Sodium pentothal Thiopentone sodium Trapanal

Chemical formula: C₁₁H₁₇N₂NaO₂S  Molecular mass: 242.338 g/mol  PubChem compound: 3000715

Active ingredient description

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

Medicine classification

This medicinal substance has been classified in the anatomical therapeutic chemical (ATC) classification according to its main therapeutic use as follows:

ATC code Group title Classification
N01AF03 Thiopental N Nervous system → N01 Anesthetics → N01A Anesthetics, general → N01AF Barbiturates, plain
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N05CA19 Thiopental N Nervous system → N05 Psycholeptics → N05C Hypnotics and sedatives → N05CA Barbiturates, plain
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Product monographs

Competent medicine agencies globally have authorized commercialization of this active ingredient according to these medication package inserts (MPIs):

Title Information Source Document Type  
THIOPENTAL Powder for solution for injection Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (GB) MPI, EU: SmPC

Structural formula

Graphic representation of the active ingredient's molecular structure

3D molecular structure

3D representation of the active ingredient's molecular structure

External identifiers

CAS Substance: 71-73-8
DrugBank Drug: DB00599
PubChem Compound: 3000715
RxNorm Ingredient: 10493
SNOMED-CT Concept: 412605006
Thiopental (substance)
UNII Identifier: JI8Z5M7NA3
THIOPENTAL

Medicines

Thiopental is an active ingredient of these brands:

Brazil (BR)

Cyprus (CY)

Ecuador (EC)

Finland (FI)

Japan (JP)

South Africa (ZA)

Spain (ES)

Turkey (TR)

Note the following: The list of brand names is continuously updated, and thus does not include the total of products circulating worldwide.

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