Phenobarbital Pharmacokinetics and Optimal Dosing of Phenobarbital

Authors

  • Safiullah Shareef Texas Child Neurology
  • Murtaza Nasir Ali UNT Health Sciences Center

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15844/pedneurbriefs-32-7

Keywords:

Epilepsy, Phenobarbital, Antiepileptic drugs

Abstract

Researchers from the Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, TX, USA, conducted a retrospective population pharmacokinetic analysis of 355 patients ages less than 19 years of age in the inpatient setting who were initiated on intravenous or oral phenobarbital therapy and had one or more serum phenobarbital concentrations sampled.

Author Biography

  • Safiullah Shareef, Texas Child Neurology
    Attending Child Neurologist at Texas Child Neurology. Senior Lecturer at UTDallas.

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Published

2018-09-05

Issue

Section

Antiepileptic Medications