Barbiturates are a type of drug that slows down brain activity. Barbiturates have been used for several conditions, including insomnia, anxiety, muscle spasms, and seizures. However, this drug ...

Objectives: To evaluate high-dose barbiturates as a second-tier therapy for pediatric refractory intracranial hypertension complicating severe traumatic brain injury. Design: This is a ...

Do U.S. physicians hand out too many barbiturates? Doctors prescribe from 3 Dillon to 4 billion doses each year and there are estimated to be at least 50,000 confirmed addicts besides a host of ...

This manual has been designed to provide practical guidance to national authorities and drug analysts by describing recommended methods for use in forensic laboratories for the identification and ...

This manual has been designed to provide practical guidance to national authorities and drug analysts by describing recommended methods for use in toxicological laboratories for the detection and ...

Oral protocols most often used barbiturates alone (37/163) or in conjunction with an opioid medication (7/163) and often recommended using a prokinetic agent prior to lethal drug ingestion.