mephobarbital
/ˌmɛfoʊˈbɑːrbɪtɔːl/
noun
- A barbiturate drug used as a sedative, hypnotic, or anticonvulsant, especially to treat anxiety or epilepsy.
- The doctor prescribed mephobarbital to help control the patient's seizures.
- Taking mephobarbital with alcohol can be very dangerous and cause severe drowsiness.
- Mephobarbital is rarely used today because newer drugs have fewer side effects.