Prodrug for Phenobarbital.
The LD50 of phenobarbital in humans is estimated to be around 15 mg/kg when taken orally. LD50 represents the dose at which 50% of the test population would die as a result of the substance.
The correct spelling is phenobarbital instead of phenobarbital. Phenobarbital is a sedative barbiturate drug. It is a narcotic that is typically used in the treatment of epilepsy.
Butalbital and phenobarbital are both barbiturates. It's really hard to differentiate between the two so most labs just program their machines to report everything as "phenobarbital," which is the most common downer.
Phenobarbital is classified as a barbiturate, which is a type of central nervous system depressant that is commonly used as an anticonvulsant or sedative.
Phenobarbital is not compatible with dextrose solutions like D5 as it can lead to crystallization. It is recommended to administer phenobarbital in a normal saline solution to prevent this issue.
First trimester of pregnancy, breastfeeding, cannot take if using coumadin (warfarin) or phenobarbital. Shouldn't take this if you have liver disease.
You should never give your dog any sort of medication without checking with your Veterinarian. Especially something like this. Take your dog in to be seen by the Vet who is treating your dog with the phenobarbital.
A lavender/purple top tube is typically used for collecting blood specimens for phenobarbital level testing. This tube contains EDTA as an anticoagulant.
Phenobarbital is used in controlling seizures and relieving anxiety. The symptoms of phenobarbital dependence are the to those of chronic alcoholism. Some of these include anxiety, muscle twitching, progressive weakness, dizziness and distortion in visual field.
phenobarbital
Typically it is used as an anti-seizure treatment.