drug: phenobarbital
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- Clinical class: sedative hypnotic, anticonvulsant
- Psychiatric uses: psychoactive substance detoxification
- Chemical class: barbiturate
- Action: central nervous system depressant
- CSA schedule: IV
- DEA number: 2285
- Associated with (substance-related): disorders
- MEDLINEplus® Drug Information
Also:
- phenobarbitone
U.S. Preparations:
- Bellatal (combination with hyoscyamine, atropine, scopolamine; Richwood)
- Bellergal S (combination with ergotamine and belladonna alkaloids; Novartis) FDA approved indications: disorders characterized by nervous tension and exagerated autonomic response including menopausal, gastrointestinal, and cardiovascular disorders
- Donnatal (combination with hyoscyamine, atropine, scopolamine; Robins) FDA approved indications: adjunctive treatment of irritable bowel syndrome, peptic ulcer disease
- Mudrane (combination with ephedrine, aminophylline, guaifenesin, potassium iodide; ECR)
- phenobarbital (Lilly) FDA approved indications: sedative, anticonvulsant
- Quadrinal (combination with ephedrine, theophylline, potassium iodide; Abbott Laboratories) FDA approved indications: chronic pulmonary disease
Preparations Outside U.S.:
- Alepsal, Anxoral, Aparoxal, Aphenylbarbit, Arcolase, Barbihydan, Barbilettae, Barbiphenyl, Bellaspon, Bellergil Comital, Comizial, Diphenal, Disfil, Distovagal, Gardenal, Gratusminal, Lepinal, Lepinaletten, Lethyl, Lumidrops, Luminal, Neurobiol, Phenaemal, Phenaemaletten, Sedatonyl, Sevenal, Sevenalitta, Solfoton (ECR), Sympaneurol
- Epilantin, Vethoine (combination with phenytoin)
- Rexatal (combination with hyoscyamine, atropine, scopolamine; Rexal)
- Kaneuron (combination with caffeine)
- Epipropane (combination with amphetamine)
- Mudrane (combination with ephedrine, aminophylline, guaifenesin, potassium iodide; ECR)
- Arco-Lase Plus (combination with Lipase, Trizyme, hyoscyamine, atropine; Arco)
- Oasil Relax (combination with meprobamate)
- Redutona (combination with cabal, pyridorine)
Street names:
- feenies, phennies, phenos
*Molecule graphic courtesy of Steve Chapman