Synonyms: fenobarbital | Luminal® | phenobarb | phenobarbital sodium | phenobarbitone | phenylethylbarbiturate
phenobarbital is an approved drug (FDA (no date available))
Compound class:
Synthetic organic
Comment: Phenobarbital is also a component of the approved drug barbexaclone
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References |
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The human orphan nuclear receptor PXR is activated by compounds that regulate CYP3A4 gene expression and cause drug interactions. J Clin Invest, 102 (5): 1016-23. [PMID:9727070] |