Pharmacotherapeutic group:
Barbiturates ATC Vet Code: QN51AA01
Pharmacodynamic properties
Pentobarbitone Sodium is a barbiturate. Injection of lethal doses causes progressive depression of the central nervous system, which may be considered as passing through the following sequential phases: i) sedation, ii) intoxication, possibly with involuntary
excitement, iii) anaesthesia, (iv) respiratory arrest and subsequent cardiac failure.