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Amobarbital and secobarbital

Amobarbital and secobarbital

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Amobarbital/secobarbital is a barbiturate which is a kind of sleep-inducing drug (anti-anxiety drug).

Dr. Geoffrey Rutledge reviewed this

39 year experience in Internal Medicine

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