Mephobarbital

**Definition:** A barbiturate that is metabolized to PHENOBARBITAL. It has been used for similar purposes, especially in EPILEPSY, but there is no evidence mephobarbital offers any advantage over PHENOBARBITAL.

**Tree numbers:** - D03.383.742.698.253.434

**Synonyms:** - N-Methylphenobarbital - Methylphenobarbital - Methylphenobarbitone