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Mephobarbital

5-ethyl-1-methyl-5-phenylbarbituric acid, C13H14N2O3 (mol. wt. 246.26)

"Mebaral", prescription anticonvulsant and sedative hypnotic

CAS115-38-8

Dosage:

  • Oral

    For daytime sedation:
    Adults--32 to 100 milligrams (mg) three or four times a day.
    Children--16 to 32 mg three or four times a day.

    For control of seizures:
    Adults--200 to 600 mg a day, taken in smaller doses during the day.
    Children up to 5 years of age--16 to 32 mg three or four times a day.
    Children 5 years of age and over--32 to 64 mg three or four times a day.

Created 3/25/2000 1:00:25
Modified 1/2/2001 19:04:24
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