Do U.S. physicians hand out too many barbiturates? Doctors prescribe from 3 Dillon to 4 billion doses each year and there are estimated to be at least 50,000 confirmed addicts besides a host of ...

PATIENTS requiring a barbiturate with less prolonged action but of duration sufficient to maintain action for four to six hours generally should be given amobarbital (Amytal) or pentobarbital ...