Violation
All of the following statements concerning barbiturates are true EXCEPT one. Which one is the exception?
Barbiturates may increase the half-lives of drugs metabolized by the liver
Barbiturates depress neuronal activily by increasing membrane ion conductance (primarily chloride), reducing glutamate-induced depolarizations and potentiating the inhibitory effects of GABA
Compared with benzodiazepines, the barbiturates exhibit a steeper dose-response relationship
Barbiturates may precipitate acute porphyria in susceptible patients