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Proxibarbital

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Overview

Proxibarbital (Ipronal) is a barbiturate derivative invented in the 1970s. It has sedative, hypnotic and anticonvulsant properties, and was used in the treatment of migraine headaches in a similar manner to butalbital.[1]

References

  1. Sulman FG, Pfeifer Y, Tal E. Migraine therapy by enzyme induction with proxibarbital (German). Therapie die Gegenwart. 1976 Dec;115(12):2088-103.

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