Food use
Nothing to weigh for this context yet.
We have no published hazard signal for this ingredient, so we cannot say how it behaves in this context — that is missing evidence, not a clean result.
- food
- pharma
Pentobarbital sodium
CAS 57-33-0
Also registered as 5 other CAS numbers
8023-11-8 · 8050-99-5 · 10579-81-4 · 23714-57-0 · 317336-85-9
Concern score
Not assessed — no hazard data yet.
Pentobarbital sodium in plain language
Also known as Pentobarbital sodium salt · 5-ETHYL-5-(1-METHYLBUTYL) barbituric acid sodium salt · Auropan · Barbituric acid, 5-ETHYL-5-(1-METHYLBUTYL)-, sodium salt · Etaminal sodium · Ethaminal sodium
Show all 44 names
Mebubarbital sodium · Mebumal sodium · Napental · Pentobarbitone sodium · Pentonal · Rs-pentobarbital sodium · Sodium ethaminal · Sodium nembutal · Sodium pental · Sodium pentobarbitone · Sodium pentobarbiturate · Sodium-pent · Soluble pentobarbital · Somnopentyl · Somnotol · Sopental · Sotyl · V-pento · Vetbutal · sodium 5-ethyl-5-pentan-2-ylpyrimidin-3-ide-2,4,6-trione · AKOS030529212 · Barpental · Biosedan · Diabutal · Embutal · Entobar · Euthanyl · Euthatal · Isobarb · Narcoren · Nembutal sodium · Pacifan · Pental · Pentone · Praecicalm · Sagatal · Sodium 5-ethyl-5-(1-methylbutyl)barbiturate · Sodium pentobarbital
We don't have a plain-language description for Pentobarbital sodium yet.
- We haven't assessed a concern score for this ingredient yet.
Regulation
No restrictions found. Pentobarbital sodium appears in these published regulatory listings.
- In marketed US drugs
- Found in consumer products
- Pharma
- Food
USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 3 composition records across product categories including Pet and animal care, Food and drug.
- EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 3 composition records across product categories including Pet and animal care, Food and drug.Source →
USFDAmarketed drug occurrenceFDA NDC lists this ingredient in 2 active drug products and 2 total products.
- FDA NDC lists this ingredient in 2 active drug products and 2 total products.Source →
USFDAlisted in openFDA substanceopenFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.
- openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.Source →
Expert safety opinions
No expert opinion on file for Pentobarbital sodium. These are the independent scientific bodies that assess ingredients like this one; we show an opinion only when a record we hold cites it.
JECFA
Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives
No JECFA evaluation on file.
EFSA
European Food Safety Authority
No EFSA opinion on file.
Evidence & sources
No graded research studies for Pentobarbital sodium yet. This record is compiled from the published data sources below — registries and regulatory listings, not study findings.
Where this comes from
- Open →
EPA Chemical and Products Database
exposure · updated March 8, 2019
- Open →
EPA DSSTox Identifiers
chemistry · updated 2025-12-29
- Open →
FDA National Drug Code Directory
regulatory · updated 2027-12-31
- Open →
FDA GSRS UNII
registry · updated 2026-02-26
- Open →
openFDA Substance
registry · updated 2026-05-24
- Open →
PubChem Live Enrichment
chemistry · updated 2026-05-17
Suitability
Context-specific fit derived from published classifications and the current ingredient evidence profile.
No signal in this context
Fragrance avoidance
Nothing to weigh for this context yet.
We have no published hazard signal for this ingredient, so we cannot say how it behaves in this context — that is missing evidence, not a clean result.
Where it has been recorded
How often EPA CPDat has listed Pentobarbital sodium in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.
Source records
3
Named organisations
2
Pet and animal careFood and drug
See products using Pentobarbital sodium →Found in these products
Their ingredient lists include Pentobarbital sodium; each product's own rating depends on its whole formula, so it is shown on the product page, not here.
