BUTISOL SODIUM ORAL SOLUTION CIII

Indications for BUTISOL SODIUM ORAL SOLUTION:

For use as a sedative or hypnotic.

Adult Dose for BUTISOL SODIUM ORAL SOLUTION:

15–30mg 3 or 4 times daily. Pre-op sedative: 50–100mg 60–90 minutes before surgery. Elderly, debilitated, hepatic or renal impairment: reduce dose.

Children's Dose for BUTISOL SODIUM ORAL SOLUTION:

Pre-op sedative: 2–6mg/kg, max 100mg.

See Also:

BUTISOL SODIUM

Pharmacological Class:

Barbiturate.

Contraindications:

Manifest or latent porphyria.

Warnings/Precautions:

Premonitory signs of hepatic coma: not recommended. Renal or hepatic impairment. Acute or chronic pain. Depression. Suicidal tendencies. Drug or alcohol abuse. Monitor hematopoietic, renal, hepatic systems with long-term therapy. Avoid abrupt cessation. Write ℞ for smallest practical amount. Elderly. Debilitated. Labor & delivery. Pregnancy (Cat. D); may cause fetal damage. Nursing mothers.

Interactions:

Avoid concomitant griseofulvin. May antagonize oral anticoagulants (eg, warfarin), corticosteroids (may require dosage adjustments), doxycycline (monitor), oral contraceptives (consider alternative contraceptive method). May be potentiated by sodium valproate, valproic acid, MAOIs. Additive CNS depressant effects with alcohol, other CNS depressants. Concomitant phenytoin: monitor blood levels frequently.

Adverse Reactions:

Somnolence, agitation, confusion, hyperkinesia, ataxia, CNS depression, nightmares, nervousness, psychiatric disturbance, sleep-driving, hallucination, insomnia, anxiety, dizziness, abnormal thinking, hypoventilation, apnea, bradycardia, hypotension, syncope, GI upset, constipation, headache, hypersensitivity reactions (eg, angioedema: do not rechallenge if occurs), fever, liver damage.

How Supplied:

Tabs—100; Oral soln—pint

Indications for BUTISOL SODIUM ORAL SOLUTION:

For use as a sedative or hypnotic.

Adult Dose for BUTISOL SODIUM ORAL SOLUTION:

50–100mg at bedtime. Limit use to 2 weeks. Elderly, debilitated, hepatic or renal impairment: reduce dose.

Children's Dose for BUTISOL SODIUM ORAL SOLUTION:

Not recommended.

See Also:

BUTISOL SODIUM

Pharmacological Class:

Barbiturate.

Contraindications:

Manifest or latent porphyria.

Warnings/Precautions:

Premonitory signs of hepatic coma: not recommended. Renal or hepatic impairment. Acute or chronic pain. Depression. Suicidal tendencies. Drug or alcohol abuse. Monitor hematopoietic, renal, hepatic systems with long-term therapy. Avoid abrupt cessation. Write ℞ for smallest practical amount. Elderly. Debilitated. Labor & delivery. Pregnancy (Cat. D); may cause fetal damage. Nursing mothers.

Interactions:

Avoid concomitant griseofulvin. May antagonize oral anticoagulants (eg, warfarin), corticosteroids (may require dosage adjustments), doxycycline (monitor), oral contraceptives (consider alternative contraceptive method). May be potentiated by sodium valproate, valproic acid, MAOIs. Additive CNS depressant effects with alcohol, other CNS depressants. Concomitant phenytoin: monitor blood levels frequently.

Adverse Reactions:

Somnolence, agitation, confusion, hyperkinesia, ataxia, CNS depression, nightmares, nervousness, psychiatric disturbance, sleep-driving, hallucination, insomnia, anxiety, dizziness, abnormal thinking, hypoventilation, apnea, bradycardia, hypotension, syncope, GI upset, constipation, headache, hypersensitivity reactions (eg, angioedema: do not rechallenge if occurs), fever, liver damage.

How Supplied:

Tabs—100; Oral soln—pint