Butisol Sodium Dosage
Generic name: Butabarbital
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 .