ar b ital ▁sod ium ▁are ▁used ▁now ▁for ▁short - term ▁and ▁ac ute ▁treatment ▁under ▁strict ▁doctor ▁super vision ▁only ▁ ▁Tre at ment ▁& ▁C lin ical ▁Us es ▁ ▁Bar bit ur ates ▁are ▁non - select ive ▁de press ants ▁of ▁the ▁central ▁nerv ous ▁system , ▁indu cing ▁d rows iness ▁and ▁m ild ▁sed ative ▁effects . ▁ ▁Bar bit ur ate ▁hyp not ics ▁are ▁used ▁in ▁the ▁treatment ▁of ▁sleep ▁and ▁anx iety ▁dis orders ▁for ▁their ▁cal ming ▁and ▁sed ative ▁properties , ▁however ▁are ▁usually ▁restricted ▁to ▁short ▁term ▁use ▁due ▁to ▁risk ▁of ▁dependency . ▁ ▁But ab ar b ital , ▁most ▁commonly ▁known ▁as ▁But is ol ▁commer cially , ▁is ▁an ▁approved ▁Sch edule ▁III ▁drug ▁in ▁the ▁US ▁and ▁Canada ▁used ▁in ▁the ▁short ▁term ▁treatment ▁of ▁anx iety ▁dis orders ▁and ▁as ▁a ▁pre - s urg ical ▁sed ative ▁aid . ▁ ▁Appro ved ▁commercial ▁forms ▁are ▁available ▁in ▁table t ▁or ▁el ix ir ▁forms . ▁Rec ently , ▁but ab ar b ital ▁was ▁approved ▁for ▁medical ▁use ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁under ▁the ▁brand ▁name ▁But is ol ▁S od ium . ▁ ▁But is ol ▁sod ium ▁is ▁manufact ured ▁by ▁Med a ▁Ph arma ce ut ical s ▁as ▁a ▁Sch edule ▁III ▁controlled ▁subst ance ▁due ▁to ▁its ▁high ▁risk ▁for ▁ab use ▁and ▁dependence . ▁ ▁Administration ▁ ▁It ▁is ▁most ▁often ▁admin ister ed ▁or