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Reposal

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

Overview

Reposal is a barbiturate derivative invented in the 1960s in Denmark. It has sedative, hypnotic and anticonvulsant properties, and was used primarily for the treatment of insomnia. [1] [2]



References

  1. Kessing SV, Tarding F, Thomsen AC. Reposal, A New Hypnotic. (Danish) Ugeskrift for Læger. 1963 Dec 6;125:1735-1741.
  2. Nielsen P, Tarding F. The metabolic fate of 5-(bicyclo-3,2,1,-oct-2-en-2-yl)-5-ethyl barbituric acid, (Reposal). Acta Pharmacologica et Toxicologica (Copenhagen). 1968;26(6):521-30.


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