Last update Aug. 23, 2021
Limited compatibility
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Itobarbital is also known as Butalbital. Here it is a list of alternative known names::
Itobarbital in other languages or writings:
Itobarbital belongs to these groups or families:
Main tradenames from several countries containing Itobarbital in its composition:
Variable | Value | Unit |
---|---|---|
Oral Bioavail. | 100 | % |
Molecular weight | 224 | daltons |
Protein Binding | 45 | % |
VD | 0.8 | l/Kg |
pKa | 8.48 | - |
Tmax | 1 - 2 | hours |
T½ | 35 - 61 | hours |
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Barbiturate with general properties similar to those of amobarbital. Hypnotic and sedative.
It is used to treat pain in preparations combined with paracetamol or caffeine.
Discontinued medication due to risk of overdose and abuse (Suddock 2020).
At the date of the last update, there was no available published data on its excretion in breast milk.
Its pharmacokinetic data (low molecular weight, low protein binding, prolonged half-life) make it probable that it will pass to milk in an amount that could be significant.
A 7-day-old newborn, whose mother was taking a butalbital (50 mg) -paracetamol-caffeine compound four times a day, presented sedation, lethargy, hypotonia, insufficient feeding and vomiting. The infant had butalbital levels in its urine(Vohra 2019).
Known safer alternatives are preferable during lactation, especially during the neonatal period and in the case of prematurity (Burch 2020 and 2019, Worthington 2013).