Tybamate
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Tybamate is an anxiolytic
. It is a prodrug
for meprobamate
in the same way as the better known drug carisoprodol
. It has liver enzyme inducing effects similar to those of phenobarbital but much weaker.
Anxiolytic
An anxiolytic is a drug used for the treatment of anxiety, and its related psychological and physical symptoms...
. It is a prodrug
Prodrug
A prodrug is a pharmacological substance administered in an inactive form. Once administered, the prodrug is metabolised in vivo into an active metabolite, a process termed bioactivation. The rationale behind the use of a prodrug is generally for absorption, distribution, metabolism, and...
for meprobamate
Meprobamate
Meprobamate is a carbamate derivative which is used as an anxiolytic drug...
in the same way as the better known drug carisoprodol
Carisoprodol
Carisoprodol is a centrally-acting skeletal muscle relaxant. Carisoprodol is slightly soluble in water and freely soluble in alcohol, chloroform and acetone. The drug's solubility is practically independent of pH. Carisoprodol is manufactured and marketed in the United States by Meda Pharmaceuticals...
. It has liver enzyme inducing effects similar to those of phenobarbital but much weaker.