Assertion: barbiturate's action | /r/HasProperty | terminated by redistribution of the drug
Facets:
value: within a few minutes
type: TEMPORAL
Source sentences:
text: Thiopental has a half-life around 11.5 hours (but the action of a single dose is terminated within a few minutes by redistribution of the drug from the brain to peripheral tissues) and the long-acting barbiturate phenobarbital has a half-life around 4–5 days.