What is the generic name?

PENTOBARBITAL SODIUM

What is the Trade Name for PENTOBARBITAL SODIUM?

Nembutal Sodium

What are the Indications for PENTOBARBITAL SODIUM?

• INDICATIONS AND USAGE Parenteral: Sedatives. Hypnotics, for the short-term treatment of insomnia, since they appear to lose their effectiveness for sleep induction and sleep maintenance after 2 weeks (See ‚Äú Clinical Pharmacology ‚Äù section.) Preanesthetics. Anticonvulsant, in anesthetic doses, in the emergency control of certain acute convulsive episodes, e.g., those associated with status epilepticus, cholera, eclampsia, meningitis, tetanus, and toxic reactions to strychnine or local anesthetics.

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