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Thiopental

An ultra-short-acting barbiturate discovered in the early 1930s by American chemists Ernest Volwiler and Donalee Tabern: for decades it was one of the most widely used drugs for inducing general anaesthesia. This family brings together pharmacopoeial impurities and other impurities.

Did you know?It was first used in humans on 8 March 1934 by anaesthetist Ralph Waters: it puts the patient to sleep within 30 to 45 seconds.

EDQM standards 1

The official European Pharmacopoeia standards for this family.

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