Phenobarbital classification

Classification Barbiturates Preoperative Indication Decrease anxiety facilitate induction of anesthesia Drug Amobarbital Butabarbital Pentobarbital Phenobarbital Secobarbital Method of Administration Oral 200 mg 1 to 2 hours before surgery Oral 50-100 mg 60 to 90 minutes before surgery Oral 100 mg IM 150-200 mg IM 130-200 mg 60 to 90 minutes before surgery Oral 200-300 mg 1 to 2 hours before surgery... 

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