Latest prescription information about Barbiturates. Learn how to pronounce the drug's name, its indications, dosage, how to take, when to take, when not to take, side effects, special precautions, its storage instructions and warnings if any when taken during pregnancy. Also listed are the International and Indian trade name(s) of the drug and its price list. We recommend consulting your doctor to verify the information presented on this page or if you need any further clarifications.
The test is used to detect barbiturate as a drug of abuse.
Barbiturates are nonselective CNS depressants that may be used as sedative hypnotics or anticonvulants.
Less than cut off value.
greater than 300 ng/mL
Enzyme Immunoassay, Gas chromotography
The presence of barbiturates in urine at a level >300 ng/mL indicates abuse of barbiturates. The most commonly used barbituraes are secobarbital, pentobarbital & amobarbital.
They are capable of producing all levels of CNS mood effects from sedation to hypnosis to deep coma anesthesia.
Phenobarbital
Drug Name : Barbiturates
Indication :
The test is used to detect barbiturate as a drug of abuse.
Physiology :
Barbiturates are nonselective CNS depressants that may be used as sedative hypnotics or anticonvulants.
Normal Values :
Less than cut off value.
Critical Values :
greater than 300 ng/mL
Test Method :
Enzyme Immunoassay, Gas chromotography
Interpretation :
The presence of barbiturates in urine at a level >300 ng/mL indicates abuse of barbiturates. The most commonly used barbituraes are secobarbital, pentobarbital & amobarbital.
Side effects :
They are capable of producing all levels of CNS mood effects from sedation to hypnosis to deep coma anesthesia.
Related Drugs :
Phenobarbital
