-5%
Phenobarbitone
- Sedatives
- Hypnotics for short-term insomnia
- Pre-anesthetics
- Long-term anticonvulsants for generalized tonic-clonic and cortical local seizures
- Emergency control of acute convulsive episodes (status epilepticus, eclampsia, meningitis, tetanus, toxic reactions)
Phenobarbital is a long-acting barbiturate used for its anticonvulsant and sedative-hypnotic properties, affecting GABAA receptors and calcium channels to elevate seizure thresholds and reduce seizure activity.
