Phénobarbital

API

N° CAS 50-06-6

Antiepileptics

• Phenobarbital is a barbiturate drug used to control seizures in some cases of epilepsy.
• Its primary channel of action is the positive modulation of GABA type A receptors. It potentiates the action of naturally occurring GABA, while also acting as a direct agonist of its receptors. When activated, the latter have an inhibitory effect on the stimulation of target neurons.