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PHENOBARBITONE
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BARBITURATES (ANTICONVULSANTS)
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Grand mal and focal seizures. Less potent but easier to manage than phenytoin.
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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.
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60 - 180mg at night in a single dose.
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