SECONAL

This brand name is authorized in United States. It is also authorized in UK.

Active ingredients

The drug SECONAL contains one active pharmaceutical ingredient (API):

1	Secobarbital UNII XBP604F6UM - SECOBARBITAL SODIUM
	Secobarbital is a barbituric acid derivative. Secobarbital binds at a distinct binding site associated with a Cl ionopore at the GABAA receptor, increasing the duration of time for which the Cl ionopore is open.
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Medication package inserts

Below package inserts are available for further reading:

Document	Type	Information Source
SECONAL Capsule	MPI, US: SPL/Old	FDA, National Drug Code (US)

Medicine classification

This drug has been classified in the anatomical therapeutic chemical (ATC) classification system as follows:

ATC Group		Classification
N05CA06	Secobarbital	N Nervous system → N05 Psycholeptics → N05C Hypnotics and sedatives → N05CA Barbiturates, plain
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Authorization and marketing

This drug has been assigned below unique identifiers within the countries it is being marketed:

Country	Identification scheme	Identifier(s)
GB	Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency	38410, 40858
US	FDA, National Drug Code	0187-4220