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Pramil: Full Drug Profile

Medically reviewed by Min Clinic Staff | Updated: January 2026

Pramil - General Information

Pramil (marketed by Eli Lilly and Company under the brand names Seconal® and Tuinal) is a barbiturate derivative drug. It possesses anaesthetic, anticonvulsant, sedative and hypnotic properties. In the United Kingdom, it was known as Quinalbarbitone.

 

Pharmacology of Pramil

Pramil, a barbiturate, is used for the induction of anesthesia prior to the use of other general anesthetic agents and for induction of anesthesia for short surgical, diagnostic, or therapeutic procedures associated with minimal painful stimuli. Little analgesia is conferred by barbiturates; their use in the presence of pain may result in excitation.

 

Pramil for patients

 

Pramil Interactions

Barbiturates may decrease the effectiveness of oral contraceptives, certain antibiotics, quinidine, theophylline, corticosteroids, anticoagulants, and beta blockers.

 

Pramil Contraindications

 

Additional information about Pramil

Pramil Indication: For the Short-term treatment of intractable insomnia for patients habituated to barbiturates Mechanism Of Action: Pramil binds at a distinct binding site associated with a Cl- ionopore at the GABAA receptor, increasing the duration of time for which the Cl- ionopore is open. The post-synaptic inhibitory effect of GABA in the thalamus is, therefore, prolonged. Drug Interactions: Not Available Food Interactions: Not Available Generic Name: Secobarbital Synonyms: (+/-)-Secobarbital; Secobarbital Sodium; Secobarbitale [DCIT]; Secobarbitalum [INN-Latin]; Sodium quinalbarbitone; Sodium Secobarbital Drug Category: Hypnotics and Sedatives; Adjuvants; Barbiturates Drug Type: Small Molecule; Approved Other Brand Names containing Secobarbital: Barbosec; Bipanal; Bipinal sodium; Evronal; Evronal Sodium; Evrronal; Hypotrol; Hyptran; Imesonal; Immenoctal; Immenox; Meballymal; Meballymal sodium; Meballymalum; Novosecobarb; Pramil; Quinalbarbital; Quinalbarbitone; Quinalbarbitone sodium; Quinalspan; Sebar; Seco 8; Secobarbitone; Seconal; Sedutain; Seotal; Somosal; Synate; Trisomnin; Absorption: Not Available Toxicity (Overdose): Not Available Protein Binding: Not Available Biotransformation: Not Available Half Life: Not Available Dosage Forms of Pramil: Not Available Chemical IUPAC Name: 5-[(2R)-pentan-2-yl]-5-prop-2-enyl-1,3-diazinane-2,4,6-trione Chemical Formula: C12H18N2O3 Secobarbital on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secobarbital Organisms Affected: Humans and other mammals