Phenobarbital

In some countries, this medicine may only be approved for veterinary use.

In the US, Phenobarbital (phenobarbital systemic) is a member of the following drug classes: barbiturate anticonvulsants, barbiturates and is used to treat Hyperbilirubinemia, Insomnia, Sedation and Seizures.

US matches:

• Phenobarbital


• Phenobarbital Elixir


• Phenobarbital Tablets


• Phenobarbital Sodium

UK matches:

• Phenobarbital Tablets 30mg, 60mg (Actavis UK Ltd)
• Phenobarbital Tablets BP 30mg (SPC)
• Phenobarbital Tablets BP 60mg (SPC)

Scheme

Rec.INN

ATC (Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification)

N03AA02

CAS registry number (Chemical Abstracts Service)

0000050-06-6

Chemical Formula

C12-H12-N2-O3

Molecular Weight

232

Therapeutic Categories

Antiepileptic agent

Hypnotic and sedative agent

Chemical Name

2,4,6(1H,3H,5H)-Pyrimidinetrione, 5-ethyl-5-phenyl-

Foreign Names

• Phenobarbitalum (Latin)
• Phenobarbital (German)
• Phénobarbital (French)
• Fenobarbital (Spanish)

Generic Names

• Fenobarbital (OS: DCIT)
• Phenobarbital (OS: BAN, JAN)
• Phénobarbital (OS: DCF)
• Acidum phenylaethylbarbituricum (IS)
• Phenemalum (IS)
• Phenobarbitone (IS)
• Phenylethylbarbituric acid (IS)
• Phenobarbital (PH: BP 2010, JP XIV, Ph. Int. 4, USP 32, Ph. Eur. 6)
• Phénobarbital (PH: Ph. Eur. 6)
• Phenobarbitalum (PH: Ph. Int. 4, Ph. Eur. 6)
• Phenobarbital Sodium (OS: JAN, BANM)
• Phenobarbitone Sodium (IS)
• Phénobarbital sodique (PH: Ph. Eur. 6)
• Phenobarbital Sodium (PH: BP 2010, Ph. Int. 4, USP 32, Ph. Eur. 6)
• Phenobarbital-Natrium (PH: Ph. Eur. 6)
• Phenobarbitalum natricum (PH: Ph. Int. 4, Ph. Eur. 6)

Brand Names

• Alepsal
  Sanofi-Aventis, Mexico; Spedrog-Caillon, Argentina



• Alepsal (Phenobarbital and Caffeine)
  Genévrier, France



• Aleviatin (Phenobarbital and Phenytoin)
  Dainippon Sumitomo, Japan



• Aparoxal
  Pierre Fabre Médicament, France



• Aphenylbarbit
  Streuli Pharma, Switzerland



• Barbivet (veterinary use)
  Vetcare, Finland



• Bellergamin
  Sopharma, Bulgaria



• Berdinal
  Gaco, Bangladesh



• Bialminal
  Bial, Portugal



• Dibenyline
  IFET, Greece



• Diphenal (Phenobarbital and Phenytoin)
  Minerva, Greece



• Edhanol
  Solvay, Brazil



• Epiphen (veterinary use)
  Hi-Perform Veterinary Products, Australia; Vetoquinol, United Kingdom



• Fada Fenobarbital
  Fada, Argentina



• Fenemal DLF
  DLF, Denmark



• Fenemal Recip
  Recip, Iceland; Recip, Sweden



• Fenemal SAD
  SAD, Denmark



• Fenemal
  Nycomed, Norway



• Fenemal (veterinary use)
  Nycomed Vet, Norway



• Fenobarbital Cevallos
  Cevallos, Argentina



• Fenobarbital Cipa
  Cipa, Peru



• Fenobarbital Klonal
  Klonal, Argentina



• Fenobarbital L.CH.
  Chile, Chile



• Fenobarbital Lusa
  Lusa, Peru



• Fenobarbital PCH
  Pharmachemie, Netherlands



• Fenobarbital ratiopharm
  ratiopharm, Netherlands



• Fenobarbital Richmond
  Richmond, Argentina



• Fenobarbital
  Ponce & Benzo, Venezuela; Proula, Venezuela; Zentiva, Romania



• Fenobarbiton
  Galenika, Serbia



• Gardenal
  Aventis, Luxembourg; Nicholas, India; Sanofi-Aventis, Argentina; Sanofi-Aventis, Belgium; Sanofi-Aventis, Brazil; Sanofi-Aventis, Greece



• Gardénal
  Aventis, Tunisia; Sanofi-Aventis, France



• Gardenale
  Sanofi-Aventis, Italy



• Kaneuron
  IFET, Greece; SERB, France



• Lethyl
  Aspen Pharmacare, South Africa



• Lumidrops
  Uni-Pharma, Greece



• Luminal
  Bayer, Argentina; Bayer, India; Bayer, Portugal; Bayer, Turkey; Desitin, Germany; Kern, Spain; Merck, Switzerland



• Luminale
  Bracco, Italy



• Luminaletas
  Bayer, Argentina; Bayer, Portugal; Kern, Spain



• Luminaletten
  Bayer, Turkey; Desitin, Germany



• Luminalettes
  Bayer, India



• Luminalum
  Galenus, Poland; GlaxoSmithKline, Poland; Unia, Poland



• Lupial
  Hisamitsu, Japan



• Neurolal
  Saidal, Algeria



• Phenaemal
  Desitin, Czech Republic; Desitin, Estonia



• Phenaemaletten
  Desitin, Czech Republic



• Phenobal
  Fujinaga Seiyaku, Japan



• Phenobarbital Bichsel
  Bichsel, Switzerland



• Phenobarbital Hänseler
  Hänseler, Switzerland



• Phenobarbital neuraxpharm
  Neuraxpharm, Germany



• Phenobarbital
  Actavis, United Kingdom; Century, United States; Johnson, Taiwan; Lilly, United States; Major, United States; Moore, United States; Parmed, United States; Pharmaceutical Associates, United States; Rekah, Israel; Roxane, United States; Rugby, United States; Schein, United States; Siphat, Tunisia; Warner Chilcott, United States



• Phenobarbiton natrijum
  Hemofarm, Serbia



• Phenobarbiton Pliva
  Pliva, Croatia (Hrvatska)



• Phenobarbiton
  Hemofarm, Serbia; Pliva, Bosnia & Herzegowina; Pliva, Slovenia



• Phenobarbitone
  Arab Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Co. LTD. - APM, Oman; PSM, New Zealand; Sam-On, Israel



• Phenomav (veterinary use)
  Mavlab, Australia



• Phenoson
  Jayson, Bangladesh



• PMS-Phenobarbital
  Pharmascience, Canada



• Sevenal
  Alkaloida, Hungary



• Sevenaletta
  Alkaloida, Hungary



• Trancolon P (Phenobarbital and Mepenzolate Bromide)
  Astellas, Japan



• Wakobital
  Wakodo, Japan



• Epipropane (Phenobarbital and Amfetamine)
  Medgenix, Luxembourg



• Ditalin (Phenobarbital and Phenytoin)
  Otto, Indonesia



• Euthanimal (veterinary use)
  Alfasan, Netherlands



• Fenobarbital Larjan
  Veinfar, Argentina



• Fenobarbital Richmond
  Richmond, Argentina



• Fenobarbital Sodico Cipa
  Cipa, Peru



• Fenobarbital Sodico Life
  Life, Ecuador



• Fenobarbital Sodico Salf
  Salf, Italy



• Fenobarbital Sodico
  Biosano, Chile



• Fenobarbital
  Ponce & Benzo, Venezuela



• Fenobarbitale Sodico Hospira
  Hospira, Italy



• Gardenal Sodium
  Sanofi-Aventis, Thailand



• Gardenal
  Sanofi-Aventis S.A., Spain



• Gardénal
  Sanofi-Aventis, France



• Luminal
  Abbott, Israel; Abbott, Philippines; Desitin, Czech Republic; Desitin, Germany; Desitin Pharma, Slovakia; Sanofi-Aventis, United States



• Luminale
  Bracco, Italy



• Pevalon
  Remedica, Cyprus



• Phenobarbital Bichsel
  Bichsel, Switzerland



• Phenobarbital Sodium
  Baxter, United States; Sandoz, Canada; Wyeth, United States



• Phenobarbital
  Darou, Georgia



• Phenobarbitone Sodium
  MidWest, New Zealand; Sigma, Australia



• Sibital
  Mersifarma, Indonesia

International Drug Name Search

Glossary

BAN	British Approved Name
BANM	British Approved Name (Modified)
DCF	Dénomination Commune Française
DCIT	Denominazione Comune Italiana
IS	Inofficial Synonym
JAN	Japanese Accepted Name
OS	Official Synonym
PH	Pharmacopoeia Name
Rec.INN	Recommended International Nonproprietary Name (World Health Organization)
SPC	Summary of Product Characteristics (UK)

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