Phenobarbital WisdomCard™
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Research Notes on Phenobarbital
Phenobarbital is a popular drug that is commonly used in the treatment of problems associated with seizures. Phenobarbital belongs to a class of drugs known as barbiturate anti-convulsants/hypnotics. It has also been used to control seizures in dogs.
Fast Facts:
- Phenobarbital is primarily used to control certain types of seizure problems.
- It can be used for short periods of time to calm people during periods of anxiety and also as a sedative.
- There a small risk of becoming addicted to phenobarbital.
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Latest Headlines on Phenobarbital
What is Phenobarbital?
- Epilepsy Foundation: Medicine Identification Chart: Phenobarbital
- PDRHealth: Phenobarbital: Prescription Drug Information
- National Cancer Institute: Definition of Phenobarbital
- Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center: Phenobarbital
- WhatMeds.com The Medications: Phenobarbital
What Are The Uses for Phenobarbital?
- HealthSquare: Phenobarbital Drug Information
- Revolution Health: Phenobarbital
- Labcorp.com: Phenobarbital: Use
- MediResource: How Should I Use This Medication?
What Are The Side Effects, Interactions and Precautions for Phenobarbital?
- DrugDigest: What Side Effects May I Notice From Taking Phenobarbital?
- Netdoctor.co.uk: Phenobarbital-Side Effects
- Epilepsy.com/Professionals: Common Side Effects of Phenobarbital
- Healthwise (via Yahoo Health): Phenobarbital For Epilepsy: Side Effects
What are the Alternatives to Phenobarbital?
- Epilepsy Ontario: Alternative Treatments
- WholeHealthMd: Supplement Recommendations for Epilepsy
- GrannyMed: Home Remedies For Insomnia
What are the Holistic Alternatives to Phenobarbital?
- HolisticOnline.com Sleep, Herbs, Herbal Medicine
- Medical News Today: Treating Insomnia With Over-The-Counter Sleep Aids
- Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center: Cancer Information: Scullcap
Wisdom, Blogs and Message Boards about Phenobarbital
- Yahoo Health Groups: Epilepsy
- iVillage: Phenobarbital-Message Boards
- HealthBoards: JMiller22's Pain and Pain Management Story
Clinical Trials for Phenobarbital
- ClinicalTrials.gov: Phenobarbital
- CenterWatch: Phenobarbital
- Epilepsy Foundation: Phenobarbital Clinical Trials
Controversy and Lawsuits about Phenobarbital
- A.D.A.M. (via NY Times Health): Barbiturates (Phenobarbital and Primidone)
- Medscape Today: Antiepileptic Drugs May Impair Bone Growth in Children
- BNet: Phenobarbital Linked To Lowering of Intelligence
Abuse of Phenobarbital
- RxList: Drug Abuse and Dependence
- eMedicineHealth: Barbiturate Abuse
- Nationwide Medical Review: Drugs of Abuse: Barbiturates
- Family Practice Notebook: Barbiturate Abuse
Scientific and Medical Journal Articles on Phenobarbital
- PubMedCentral: Articles On Phenobarbital
- JAMA : Archives of Phenobarbital Research
- Google Scholar: Phenobarbital Articles
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- Contributor: Kenyotta Elijah
- Reviewer: Tara Salamone
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Last update: Nov. 4, 2009
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Meet our contributors and reviewers
- Contributor: Kenyotta Elijah
- Reviewer: Tara Salamone
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Redirects: Fenabarbital, Phenobarbital Uses, Epilepsy Medications, Phenobarbital Addiction, Phenobarbital Definition, Barbiturates, Colvusions Medication
- Last update: Feb. 9, 2009
Each WisdomCard is handcrafted by our team of physician-guided health advocates. Our goal is to make it easy for you to find the most useful health resources for any health topic by filtering out spam and bad links.
