Butabarbital

FDA Approved: * May 31, 1978
Pharm Company: * BUNDY
Category: Sleep Aid

Butabarbital (brand name Butisol) is a prescription barbiturate sleep aid and anxiety medication. Butabarbital has a particularly fast onset of effects and short duration of action compared to other barbiturates, which makes it useful for certain applications such as treating severe insomnia, relieving general anxiety and relieving anxiety before surgical procedures; however it is also relatively dangerous particularly when combined with alcohol, and so is now rarely used, although it is stil... [wikipedia]

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Dosage List

Butabarbital BUTISOL;SODIUM;37;113
Butisol Sodium 30 mg Oral Tablet
NDC: 0037-0113
Labeler:
Meda Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Butisol Sodium 50 mg Oral Tablet
NDC: 0037-0114
Labeler:
Meda Pharmaceuticals Inc.

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