Butabarbital Dosage

Generic name: Butabarbital
Brand name: Butisol Sodium
Drug class: Barbiturates

Medically reviewed by  A Ras MD.

Adult Dosing

Dosage forms:  TAB: 30 mg

Dosage Forms Discontinued in US

[oral solution, 50 mg tab not avail. as brand]

Sedation

[15-30 mg PO tid-qid]

Info: taper dose gradually to D/C if long-term use

Preoperative sedation

[50-100 mg PO x1]

Start: 60-90min preop

Insomnia, short-term tx

[50-100 mg PO qhs]

Info: taper dose gradually to D/C if long-term use

Renal dosing

[adjust dose amount]

renal impairment: decr. usual dose, amount not defined

HD/PD: not defined

Hepatic dosing

[adjust dose amount]

hepatic impairment: decr. dose, amount not defined

SRC: NLM .