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Drug Details

AMYTAL

• Drug Class Description
  Barbiturates.
• Generic Name
  Amobarbital [amylobarbitone]
• Presentation
  Tablets, amobarbital (amylobarbitone) 50mg .
• Description
  White tablets coded T37.
• Indications
  

  Short term treatment of severe, intractable insomnia, in patients habituated to barbiturates.

• Adult Dosage
  100 - 200 mg at bedtime.
• Child Dosage
  

  Not recommended.

• Contra Indications
  

  Uncontrolled pain, young adults, the elderly and debilitated, pregnancy, lactation, patients with a history of alcohol or drug abuse, acute intermittent porphyria.

• Special Precautions
  Liver disorders, renal impairment, severe pulmonary insufficiency. Tolerance and dependence may develop.
• Interactions
  

  Coumarin-type anticoagulants. Alcohol and other CNS depressants. Systemic steroids (including oral contraceptives). Griseofulvin, rifampicin, phenytoin, metronidazole and chloramphenicol.

• Adverse Drug Reactions
  Hangover with drowsiness, dizziness, ataxia, respiratory depression, hypersensitivity reactions, headache, paradoxical excitement and confusion.