When a barbiturate drug is used to treat epilepsy, it is said to have a long-acting antihistamine effect and an anticonvulsant effect

Indicate whether the statement is true or false.


Answer: FALSE
This is a false statement. It has a long-acting sedative effect. Its antihistamine effect is only used to treat insomnia, not epilepsy.

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