Chemical compound
Pharmaceutical compound
Hexethal (Ortal ) is a barbiturate derivative invented in the 1940s. It has sedative , anxiolytic , muscle relaxant , and anticonvulsant properties, and was used primarily as an anaesthetic in veterinary medicine.
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Hexethal is considered similar in effects to pentobarbital , with a very fast onset of action but short duration of effects.
References
^ Butler TC (October 1950). "The rate of penetration of barbituric acid derivatives into the brain". The Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics . 100 (2): 219– 26. PMID 14784958 .
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