Mebutamate
Encyclopedia
Mebutamate is a sedative
and anxiolytic
drug with anti-hypertensive
(blood pressure lowering) effects. It has effects comparable to those of barbiturates such as secobarbital
, but is only around 1/3 the potency of secobarbital as a sedative. Side effects include dizziness
and headaches.
Sedative
A sedative or tranquilizer is a substance that induces sedation by reducing irritability or excitement....
and anxiolytic
Anxiolytic
An anxiolytic is a drug used for the treatment of anxiety, and its related psychological and physical symptoms...
drug with anti-hypertensive
Hypertension
Hypertension or high blood pressure is a cardiac chronic medical condition in which the systemic arterial blood pressure is elevated. What that means is that the heart is having to work harder than it should to pump the blood around the body. Blood pressure involves two measurements, systolic and...
(blood pressure lowering) effects. It has effects comparable to those of barbiturates such as secobarbital
Secobarbital
Secobarbital sodium is a barbiturate derivative drug that was first synthesized in 1928 in Germany. It possesses anaesthetic, anticonvulsant, sedative and hypnotic properties...
, but is only around 1/3 the potency of secobarbital as a sedative. Side effects include dizziness
Dizziness
Dizziness refers to an impairment in spatial perception and stability. The term is somewhat imprecise. It can be used to mean vertigo, presyncope, disequilibrium, or a non-specific feeling such as giddiness or foolishness....
and headaches.