Phenobarbital
General
- Type: Anticonvulsant, barbiturate, barbituates
- Dosage Forms
- 65 mg/mL injection
- 20 mg/5 mL oral solution
- 15, 16.2, 30, 32.4, 60, 64.8, 97.2, 100 mg tab
Adult Dosing
- Status epilepticus
- 20 mg/kg, infuse at 50-100 mg/min
- May repeat once after 10 minutes with additional 5-10 mg/kg
- Alcohol withdrawal / Delirium Tremens
- 130-260 mg IV q15-20 min [1]
- Seizures, maintenance tx
- 50-100 mg bid-tid
Pediatric Dosing
Special Populations
- Pregnancy Rating:
- Lactation:
- Renal Dosing
- Adult
- Pediatric
- Hepatic Dosing
- Adult
- Pediatric
Contraindications
- Allergy to class/drug
Adverse Reactions
Serious
Common
Pharmacology
- Half-life:
- Metabolism:
- Excretion:
- Mechanism of Action:
See Also
Sources
- ↑ Rosenson J, Clements C, Simon B, Vieaux J, Graffman S, Vahidnia F, Cisse B, Lam J, Alter H: Phenobarbital for acute alcohol withdrawal: a prospective randomized double-blind placebo-controlled study. J Emerg Med. 2013 Mar;44(3):592-598.e2. Epub 2012 Sep 19.