Phenobarbital Sodium

• Sezaby

• Amytal Sodium
• Butisol Sodium
• Luminal
• Nembutal
• PENTObarbital Sodium
• PHENobarbital
• PHENobarbital Sodium
• Seconal
• Sezaby

• Injectable

• By injection

A nurse or other healthcare provider will give you this medicine through a needle placed into your vein. It must be injected slowly, so the needle will need to stay in place for 15 minutes.

This medicine is not right for everyone. You should not use it if you had an allergic reaction to phenobarbital or to other barbiturate drugs. Do not use this medicine if you are pregnant, or if you have a history of porphyria.

This medicine can be habit-forming. Do not use more than your prescribed dose. Call your doctor if you think your medicine is not working.

Your doctor will do lab tests at regular visits to check on the effects of this medicine. Keep all appointments.

Tell your doctor if you are pregnant. Do not use this medicine during the later part of pregnancy, unless your doctor tells you to.

Do not breastfeed during treatment with this medicine.

Tell your doctor if you have liver disease, heart or blood vessel disease, heart rhythm problems, lung or breathing problems, or enzyme problems. Tell your doctor if you also had depression, thoughts about suicide, or a drug addiction.

This medicine may cause the following problems:Serious skin reactions, including Stevens-Johnson syndrome and toxic epidermal necrolysisDrug reaction with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms (DRESS)Heart rhythm problems, including QT prolongationUnusual change in mood or behavior

This medicine may make you dizzy or drowsy. Do not drive or use machines until you know how this medicine affects you.

Do not stop using this medicine suddenly. Your doctor will need to slowly decrease your dose before you stop it completely.

Some medicines can affect how phenobarbital works. Tell your doctor if you are using birth control pills, phenytoin, disulfiram, an MAO inhibitor (MAOI), valproic acid, digitoxin, steroid medicine, doxycycline, griseofulvin, midazolam, sodium valproate, or a blood thinner (including warfarin).

Do not drink alcohol while you are using this medicine.

Do not drink alcohol. This medicine can intensify the effects of alcohol or any other medicine that makes you sleepy, such as allergy medicine.

Do not stop using this medicine suddenly. Your doctor will need to slowly decrease your dose before you stop it completely.

This medicine may make you dizzy or drowsy. Do not drive or use machines until you know how this medicine affects you.

• Severe confusion, drowsiness, or muscle weakness
• Severe nausea or vomiting
• Slurred speech, trouble walking, or tremors
• Blistering, peeling, red skin rash
• Pain, itching, burning, swelling, or a lump under your skin where the needle is placed
• Depression, anxiety, irritability, hallucinations, trouble sleeping, unusual behavior, thoughts of hurting yourself or others
• Fainting, dizziness, lightheadedness
• Allergic reaction: Itching or hives, swelling in your face or hands, swelling or tingling in your mouth or throat, chest tightness, trouble breathing
• Fast, pounding, or uneven heartbeat