Amobarbital

Amobarbital is used for short-term treatment of insomnia. Amobarbital becomes less effective for the treatment of insomnia after 2 weeks.

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Other
Anxiety Disorders
Seizures
Sleep Initiation And Maintenance Disorders
Status Epilepticus

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Uses of Amobarbital

Updated: May 27, 2015

Amobarbital is used in the treatment of:

Anxiety Disorders
Seizures
Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders
Status Epilepticus

This medication may be prescribed for other uses. Ask your doctor or pharmacist for more information.

Amobarbital Brand Names

Amobarbital may be found in some form under the following brand names:

Amobarbital Drug Class

Amobarbital is part of the drug class:

Barbiturates

Amobarbital Interactions

Tell your doctor about all the medicines you take including prescription and non-prescription medicines, vitamins, and herbal supplements. Especially tell your doctor if you take:

AMOBARBITAL/ANISINDIONE
AMOBARBITAL/ARIPIPRAZOLE
AMOBARBITAL/CYCLOSPORINE
AMOBARBITAL/DICUMAROL
AMOBARBITAL/ESTRADIOL
AMOBARBITAL/ETHINYL ESTRADIOL
AMOBARBITAL/EVEROLIMUS
AMOBARBITAL/PHENPROCOUMON
AMOBARBITAL/QUETIAPINE FUMARATE
AMOBARBITAL/RISPERIDONE
AMOBARBITAL/SIROLIMUS
AMOBARBITAL/SODIUM OXYBATE
AMOBARBITAL/TACROLIMUS
AMOBARBITAL/TEMSIROLIMUS
AMOBARBITAL/WARFARIN

This is not a complete list of Amobarbitaldrug interactions. Ask your doctor or pharmacist for more information.

Amobarbital and Pregnancy

Tell your doctor if you are pregnant or plan to become pregnant.

The FDA categorizes medications based on safety for use during pregnancy. Five categories - A, B, C, D, and X, are used to classify the possible risks to an unborn baby when a medication is taken during pregnancy.

Amobarbital falls into category D:

It has been shown that use of Amobarbital in pregnant women caused some babies to be born with problems. However, in some serious situations, the benefit of using this medication may be greater than the risk of harm to the baby.