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phenobarbital and Pain, Intractable

phenobarbital has been researched along with Pain, Intractable in 1 studies

Phenobarbital: A barbituric acid derivative that acts as a nonselective central nervous system depressant. It potentiates GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID action on GABA-A RECEPTORS, and modulates chloride currents through receptor channels. It also inhibits glutamate induced depolarizations.
phenobarbital : A member of the class of barbiturates, the structure of which is that of barbituric acid substituted at C-5 by ethyl and phenyl groups.

Pain, Intractable: Persistent pain that is refractory to some or all forms of treatment.

Research Excerpts

ExcerptRelevanceReference
"Phenobarbital was continued for approximately 15 hours before patient peacefully died."1.62A Case Report of Phenobarbital for Proportionate Sedation to Control Refractory Symptoms at the End of Life in an Opioid Tolerant Patient. ( Atayee, RS; Edmonds, KP; Hirst, JM; Jones, JF, 2021)

Research

Studies (1)

TimeframeStudies, this research(%)All Research%
pre-19900 (0.00)18.7374
1990's0 (0.00)18.2507
2000's0 (0.00)29.6817
2010's0 (0.00)24.3611
2020's1 (100.00)2.80

Authors

AuthorsStudies
Jones, JF1
Hirst, JM1
Edmonds, KP1
Atayee, RS1

Other Studies

1 other study available for phenobarbital and Pain, Intractable

ArticleYear
A Case Report of Phenobarbital for Proportionate Sedation to Control Refractory Symptoms at the End of Life in an Opioid Tolerant Patient.
    Journal of pain & palliative care pharmacotherapy, 2021, Volume: 35, Issue:3

    Topics: Analgesics, Opioid; Carcinoma, Transitional Cell; Death; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Pain, Intractabl

2021