Phenobarbital

Side effects and indications

Whenever possible, frequency information about the side effects was extracted from the labels. Aggregated frequency information for the drug and, if available, placebo is shown. To the right, you can click on shaded boxes to be taken to mentions of the side effect on the label. (In some cases, the side effect cannot be highlighted due to conversion problems.) Information about indications was extracted from the indications and usage sections of the labels.

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Side effect Data for drug Placebo Labels
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Anaemia def x x x
Anaemia megaloblastic def x x x
Angioedema def x x x
Apnoea def x x x
Asthma def x x
Ataxia def x
Confusional state def x
Constipation def x x
Delirium def x x
Dermatitis def x x x
Dermatitis exfoliative def x x x
Dizziness def x
Drowsiness def x x
Emotional disturbance NOS x x
Toxic epidermal necrolysis def x x
Rash def x x x
Body temperature increased def x x x
Hallucination def x
Headache def x x x
Hypersensitivity def x x x
Hypotension def x x
Irritability def x
Lethargy def x x
Nervousness def x
Nightmare def x
Osteomalacia def x
Pain def x x
Shock def x x
Swelling def x x
Syncope def x x
Urticaria def x x
Vertigo def x x
Agitation def x x x
CNS depression NOS x x x
Necrolysis epidermal x x
Injection site reaction def x
Hepatocellular injury x x
Hangover x x
Myalgia def x x
Excitement x x
Respiratory depression x x
Eruption x x
Phobia def x x
Hypoventilation def x x
Hyperkinesia def x x
Bradycardia def x x
Arthritic pains x x
Somnolence def x x
Indication Labels
Anxiety def x
Cardiac failure def x
Cerebral haemorrhage def x
Cholera def x
Chorea def x
Convulsion def x
Eclampsia def x
Essential hypertension def x
Excitability x
Haemorrhage def x
Hypertension def x
Hyperthyroidism def x
Insomnia def x
Labyrinthitis def x
Meningitis def x
Motion sickness def x
Nausea def x
Partial seizures def x x
Pylorospasm x
Sedation x
Seizures def x x
Sickness x
Status epilepticus def x
Tension def x
Tetanus def x
Vomiting def x

Information

More information: STITCH, PubChem and possibly Wikipedia or Medpedia

ATC Code: N03AA02

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Labels

Labels were obtained from different sources and potentially contain different sets of side effects. If you click on the label name, a HTML version of the label will be shown with proteins, chemicals and side efffects highlighted using Reflect.

  1. PHENOBARBITAL : 27 side effects (FDA XML label)
  2. PHENOBARBITAL : 31 side effects (FDA XML label)
  3. Phenobarbital : 41 side effects (FDA XML label)