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Sodium thiopental, also known as thiopental sodium or thiopentone and sold under the brand name Pentothal, is a rapid-onset short-acting barbiturate general anesthetic. It is the thiobarbiturate analog of pentobarbital, and an analog of thiobarbital. Sodium thiopental is a therapeutic alternative on the World Health Organization's List of Essential…
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| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
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| Sodium thiopental | 3D model (JSmol) | Interactive image | 1.00 | infobox |
| Sodium thiopental | AHFS/Drugs.com | Monograph | 1.00 | infobox |
| Sodium thiopental | ATC code | N01AF03 (WHO) N05CA19 (WHO) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Sodium thiopental | CAS Number | 71-73-8 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Sodium thiopental | CAS Number | 76-75-5 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Sodium thiopental | ChEBI | CHEBI:9561 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Sodium thiopental | ChEMBL | ChEMBL738 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Sodium thiopental | ChemSpider | 2272257 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Sodium thiopental | Chirality | Racemic mixture | 1.00 | infobox |
| Sodium thiopental | CompTox Dashboard (EPA) | DTXSID1021744 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Sodium thiopental | Drug class | Barbiturate | 1.00 | infobox |
| Sodium thiopental | DrugBank | DB00599 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Sodium thiopental | Duration of action | 5–10 minutes | 1.00 | infobox |
| Sodium thiopental | ECHA InfoCard | 100.000.694 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Sodium thiopental | Elimination half-life | 5.5–26 hours | 1.00 | infobox |
| Sodium thiopental | Formula | C11H17N2NaO2S | 1.00 | infobox |
| Sodium thiopental | KEGG | D00714 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Sodium thiopental | Legal status | AU: S4 (Prescription only) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Sodium thiopental | Legal status | BR: Class B1 (Psychoactive drugs) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Sodium thiopental | Legal status | CA: Schedule IV | 1.00 | infobox |
| Sodium thiopental | Legal status | UK: Class B | 1.00 | infobox |
| Sodium thiopental | Legal status | US: Schedule III | 1.00 | infobox |
| Sodium thiopental | Metabolism | Liver | 1.00 | infobox |
| Sodium thiopental | Metabolites | Pentobarbital, others | 1.00 | infobox |
| Sodium thiopental | Molar mass | 264.32 g·mol−1 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Sodium thiopental | Onset of action | 30–45 seconds | 1.00 | infobox |
| Sodium thiopental | Other names | Truth serum, thiopentone, thiopental | 1.00 | infobox |
| Sodium thiopental | Pregnancy category | AU: D | 1.00 | infobox |
| Sodium thiopental | Protein binding | 80% | 1.00 | infobox |
| Sodium thiopental | PubChem CID | 3000714 | 1.00 | infobox |
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