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What is Phenobarbital?

Phenobarbital, a barbiturate, is used to control epilepsy (seizures) and as a sedative to relieve anxiety. It is also used for short-term treatment of insomnia to help you fall asleep. Read more...Click to read more below

Reasons taken & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Reasons taken
# of patients Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell 		# of patients evaluated by
Seizures 6 2
Epilepsy 2 0
disease-related symptoms 1 0
Nightmares 1 0
Other 1 1
Support another treatment 1 0

See all 15 patients currently taking Phenobarbital

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Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
0 0%
Moderate
0 0%
Mild
1 33%
None
2 67%

Most commonly reported side effects

Problems speaking
1 50%
Hives
1 50%
Sleepiness
1 50%
Angioedema
1 50%
  • Mild
  • Moderate
  • Severe

Dosages

  0mg as needed 5 mg daily 5 mL daily 16 mg daily 60 mg daily 64 mg daily 120 mg daily 180 mg daily 200 mg daily 300 mg daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 4 Number of Patients: 4 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Phenobarbital (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Side effects too severe
2 50% Side effects too severe: 50%
Other
2 50% Other: 50%
Did not seem to work
1 25% Did not seem to work: 25%

See all 4 patients who’ve stopped taking Phenobarbital

Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Phenobarbital

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
0

Stopped Taking Phenobarbital

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
0
0
0

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
2 67%
Usually
1 33%
Sometimes
0 0%
Never
0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
0 0%
Somewhat
0 0%
A little
1 33%
Not at all
2 67%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
0 0%
$100-199
0 0%
$50-99
0 0%
$25-49
0 0%
< $25
3 100%

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Report created on March 21, 2010.