▁of ▁N emb ut al . ▁ ▁Us es ▁ ▁Medical ▁Typ ical ▁applications ▁for ▁pent obar b ital ▁are ▁sed ative , ▁hyp not ic ▁for ▁short ▁term , ▁pre an est h etic , ▁ins om nia , ▁and ▁control ▁of ▁conv uls ions ▁in ▁emer gen cies . ▁Abb ott ▁Ph arma ce ut ical ▁dis cont in ued ▁manufact ure ▁of ▁their ▁N emb ut al ▁brand ▁of ▁Pent obar b ital ▁caps ules ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 9 , ▁largely ▁replaced ▁by ▁the ▁Ben z odia ze pine ▁family ▁of ▁dru gs . ▁Pent obar b ital ▁was ▁also ▁widely ▁ab used , ▁known ▁on ▁the ▁streets ▁as ▁" yellow ▁jack ets ". ▁They ▁were ▁available ▁in ▁ 5 0 ▁and ▁ 1 0 0 ▁m g . ▁yellow ▁caps ules . ▁Pent obar b ital ▁in ▁pill ▁form ▁is ▁no ▁longer ▁manufact ured . ▁ ▁It ▁is ▁also ▁used ▁as ▁a ▁veter inary ▁an est h etic ▁agent . ▁ ▁Pent obar b ital ▁also ▁has ▁an ▁application ▁in ▁reducing ▁int rac ran ial ▁pressure ▁in ▁Re ye ' s ▁synd rome , ▁tra um atic ▁brain ▁injury ▁and ▁induction ▁of ▁com a ▁in ▁c ere br al ▁is chem ia ▁patients . ▁Pent obar b ital - indu ced ▁com a ▁has ▁been ▁advoc ated ▁in ▁patients ▁with ▁ac ute ▁li ver ▁failure ▁ref ract ory ▁to ▁man nit ol . ▁ ▁E uth anas ia ▁ ▁Pent obar b ital ▁can ▁cause ▁death ▁when