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Propallylonal
Introduction
Propallylonal (trade names Nostal, Quietal, Ibomal) is a barbiturate derivative invented in the 1920s[1]. It has sedative, hypnotic and anticonvulsant properties,[2] and is still rarely prescribed as a sleeping medication in some European countries.