Methylphenobarbital

Scheme

Rec.INN

ATC (Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification)

N03AA01

CAS registry number (Chemical Abstracts Service)

0000115-38-8

Chemical Formula

C13-H14-N2-O3

Molecular Weight

246

Therapeutic Category

Antiepileptic agent

Chemical Names

N-Methyl-5-ethyl-5-phenylbarbituric acid (WHO)

2,4,6(1H,3H,5H)-Pyrimidinetrione, 5-ethyl-1-methyl-5-phenyl- (USAN)

Foreign Names

• Methylphenobarbitalum (Latin)
• Methylphenobarbital (German)
• Méthylphénobarbital (French)
• Metilfenobarbital (Spanish)

Generic Names

• Mephobarbital (OS: JAN)
• Methylphenobarbital (OS: BAN)
• Méthylphénobarbital (OS: DCF)
• Metilfenobarbital (OS: DCIT)
• Enphenemal (IS)
• Methylphenobarbitone (IS)
• Mephobarbital (PH: USP 32)
• Methylphenobarbital (PH: BP 2010, Ph. Eur. 6)
• Méthylphénobarbital (PH: Ph. Eur. 6)
• Methylphenobarbitalum (PH: Ph. Eur. 6)

Brand Names

• Dintoinale (Methylphenobarbital and Phenytoin)
  Pharmarecord, Italy



• Mebaral
  Lundbeck, United States



• Methylphenobarbital
  Rekah, Israel



• Metinal (Methylphenobarbital and Phenytoin)
  Bayer, Italy



• Phemiton
  Pliva, Bosnia & Herzegowina; Pliva, Croatia (Hrvatska); Pliva, Slovenia

International Drug Name Search

Glossary

BAN	British Approved Name
DCF	Dénomination Commune Française
DCIT	Denominazione Comune Italiana
IS	Inofficial Synonym
JAN	Japanese Accepted Name
OS	Official Synonym
PH	Pharmacopoeia Name
Rec.INN	Recommended International Nonproprietary Name (World Health Organization)
USAN	United States Adopted Name
WHO	World Health Organization

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