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Barbiturate AbuseAka: Barbiturate withdrawal
- See Also
- Class
- Forms
- Phenobarbital
- Nembutal
- Seconal
- Amytal
- Street Names
- Blue Devils
- Yellow Jackets
- Blue Heavens
- Downers
- Barbs
- Pharmacokinetics
- Seconal (30-500 mg): 6-8 hours duration
- Signs of Withdrawal
- Withdrawal Protocol: Barbiturate Taper
- See also Barbiturate Equivalents
- Pentobarbital challenge (shorter half life)
- Start: 200 mg Pentobarbital
- Then: 100 q2 hours until mildly intoxicated
- Switch to Phenobarbital
- Convert: 30 mg Phenobarbital = 100 mg Pentobarbital
- Decrease Phenobarbital by 10% per day
Barbiturate withdrawal (C1827973) | |
|---|---|
| Concepts | Disease or Syndrome (T047) |
| English | Barbiturate withdrawal |
| Spanish | abstinencia de barbituricos |
| Parent Concepts | Drug withdrawal syndrome (C0152128) |
| Sources | SCTSPA, SNOMEDCT Derived from the NIH UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) |
