Valofane is a sedative drug structurally related to the barbiturates and similar drugs such as primidone. It is metabolized once inside the body to form the barbiturate proxibarbital (proxibarbal) and is thus a prodrug.
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Valofane
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- Allyl compounds
- Drugs not assigned an ATC code
- Furanones
- GABAA receptor positive allosteric modulators
- Imides
- Prodrugs
- Sedative stubs
- Sedatives
- Tetrahydrofurans
- Ureas