Formulary Monographs [PHENOBARBITONE, 281204]

PHENOBARBITONE
BARBITURATES (ANTICONVULSANTS)
Grand mal and focal seizures. Less potent but easier to manage than phenytoin.
Avoid sudden withdrawal. Drowsiness, paradoxical excitement and restlessness in children and the elderly. Skin rashes . C.f. prescribing in liver and renal disease p. 16; 34.
60 - 180mg at night in a single dose.