Nembutal

Description

Nembutal (pentobarbital) belongs to the class of drugs known as barbiturates.

Barbiturates are central nervous system depressant drugs that are often referred to as sedative-hypnotic drugs because, at low doses, they help to initiate sleep (sedative effects), and at higher doses, they can treat issues with anxiety (hypnotic effects).

The major uses of Nembutal are:

For short-term treatment for insomnia (most often used to help people fall asleep but not as useful in helping people stay asleep).
Treatment of anxiety.
As an anticonvulsant in emergency situations.
As a pre-anesthetic for surgery.