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Uses of Methylphenobarbital

Updated: March 24, 2014

Methylphenobarbital is used in the treatment of:

Epilepsy, Absence
Epilepsy, Tonic-Clonic

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

Methylphenobarbital Brand Names

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

Mebaral

Methylphenobarbital Drug Class

Methylphenobarbital is part of the drug class:

Barbiturates and derivatives

Methylphenobarbital 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:

ANISINDIONE/MEPHOBARBITAL
CYCLOSPORINE/MEPHOBARBITAL
DICUMAROL/MEPHOBARBITAL
ESTRADIOL/MEPHOBARBITAL
ETHINYL ESTRADIOL/MEPHOBARBITAL
EVEROLIMUS/MEPHOBARBITAL
MEPHOBARBITAL/PHENPROCOUMON
MEPHOBARBITAL/SIROLIMUS
MEPHOBARBITAL/SODIUM OXYBATE
MEPHOBARBITAL/TACROLIMUS
MEPHOBARBITAL/TEMSIROLIMUS
MEPHOBARBITAL/VORICONAZOLE

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

Methylphenobarbital 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.

Mephobarbital falls into category D:

It has been shown that use of Mephobarbital 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.