Apronal is a muscle relaxant.1 It prolongs methylhexabital-induced sleep and enhances morphine-induced analgesia in dogs, mice, and rats. Apronal has been used to induce experimental porphyria in rabbits.2 Formulations containing apronal have previously been used as daytime sedatives.
1.Yajima, T., Uritani, K., Aoki, R., et al.Pharmacological studies on allylisopropylacetylurea (apronalide), a drug with central nervous system activityOyo Yakuri11(5)693-717(1976) 2.Schmid, R.M., and Schwartz, S.Experimental porphyria. III. Hepatic type produced by sedormidProc. Soc. Exp. Biol. Med.81(3)685-689(1952)
















