Secobarbital, HRP-conjugated

A short acting barbiturate. Secobarbital sodium is a white odorless slightly bitter powder (trade name Seconal) used as a sodium salt for sedation and to treat convulsions. Secobarbital began to be widely misused in the 1960s and 1970s, although with the advent of benzodiazepines, it has become less commonly used. Secobarbital has acquired many nicknames, the most common being reds, "red devils", or "red dillies" (it was originally packaged in red capsules). Other common nicknames are "seccies" and "goofballs". Another common nickname is "red hearts" according to the Wegman's School of Pharmacy curriculum. Secobarbital sodium is a barbiturate derivative drug that was patented in 1934 in the US. It possesses anaesthetic, anticonvulsant, sedative and hypnotic properties. Secobarbital is indicated for treatment of epilepsy, temporary treatment of insomnia and use as a preoperative medication to produce anaesthesia and anxiolysis in short surgical, diagnostic, or therapeutic procedures which are minimally painful. https://www.creative-diagnostics.com/Secobarbital-HRP-conjugated-105747-219.htm