butalbital

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26 relevant articles (4 outcomes, 2 trials/studies) found for this Drug

Description: management of butalbital withdrawal can be simplified by using a phenobarbital-loading protocol; RN given refers to parent cpd

Also Known As:

allylbarbital; butalbital, monosodium salt; 5-allyl-5-isobutylbarbituric acid

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Drug Context: Research Results

Heterocyclic Compounds: 23

1-Ring Heterocyclic Compounds

Experts

1.	Loder, Elizabeth: 1 article (09/2003)
2.	Biondi, David: 1 article (09/2003)
3.	Wenzel, Richard G: 1 article (08/2002)
4.	Sarvis, Carrie A: 1 article (08/2002)
5.	McCrory, D C: 1 article (11/2001)
6.	Silberstein, S D: 1 article (11/2001)

Related Diseases

1.	Pain (Aches) 05/01/2004 - "Thus, the overreliance on "pain killer" drugs such as butalbital-containing products and the continued underutilization of migraine-specific drugs need to be addressed" 09/01/2003 - "DESIGN AND METHODS: We performed a retrospective chart review of 18 consecutive patients in an inpatient pain rehabilitation program who were withdrawn from overuse of butalbital-combination medications using a phenobarbital-loading protocol" 09/01/2003 - "RESULTS: Eighteen patients with headache hospitalized in an inpatient pain unit for withdrawal from overuse of combination butalbital preparations underwent a phenobarbital-loading protocol" 09/01/2002 - "Analgesics combined with butalbital or opiates are often useful for tension-type pain but have an increased risk of causing chronic daily headache" 11/01/1989 - "The analgesic effect of caffeine used alone and in combination with dipyrone and butalbital was evaluated after oral administration in mice, using two different pain tests: the hot plate test and the phenylbenzoquinone-induced writhing test" Get all the results and reference details, order at left...
2.	Tension-Type Headache (Tension Headache) 04/01/2002 - "Butalbital compounds are of proven efficacy in the treatment of tension headache" 11/01/2001 - "The butalbital-containing compounds are efficacious in placebo-controlled trials among patients with episodic tension-type headaches" 11/01/2001 - "Analgesics containing butalbital compounded with aspirin, acetaminophen, and/or caffeine are widely used for the treatment of migraine and tension-type headache" Get all the results and reference details, order at left...
3.	Headache (Headaches) 11/01/2001 - "Butalbital in the treatment of headache: history, pharmacology, and efficacy." 09/01/2003 - "Oral phenobarbital loading: a safe and effective method of withdrawing patients with headache from butalbital compounds." 11/01/2001 - "Butalbital-containing analgesics can produce drug-induced headache in addition to tolerance and dependence" 08/01/2002 - "In addition, other published literature highlights the frequent adverse consequences of butalbital-containing products for migraineurs, such as poor migraine control, disability, drug-induced headaches, and withdrawal symptoms" 09/01/2003 - "RESULTS: Eighteen patients with headache hospitalized in an inpatient pain unit for withdrawal from overuse of combination butalbital preparations underwent a phenobarbital-loading protocol" Get all the results and reference details, order at left...
4.	Migraine Disorders (Migraine) 08/01/2002 - "STUDY OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the role of butalbital-containing products in the management of migraine" 08/01/2002 - "CONCLUSION: Although butalbital-containing products commonly are prescribed for migraine, no evidence in the literature demonstrates their benefit over other agents or placebo" 08/01/2002 - "The consortium's guidelines specifically discourage administration of butalbital-containing products for migraine" 08/01/2002 - "Do butalbital-containing products have a role in the management of migraine?" 05/01/2004 - "Thus, the overreliance on "pain killer" drugs such as butalbital-containing products and the continued underutilization of migraine-specific drugs need to be addressed" Get all the results and reference details, order at left...
5.	Headache Disorders (Headache Syndromes) 07/01/2004 - "The medication, which contained butalbital, was self-administered in escalating doses for the treatment of chronic headaches" 09/01/1997 - "Her medical history was significant for a chronic headache disorder for which she was given a prescription containing butalbital on admission" 09/01/2002 - "Analgesics combined with butalbital or opiates are often useful for tension-type pain but have an increased risk of causing chronic daily headache" 01/01/1999 - "A 47-year-old man with a severe headache disorder, taking meperidine injections 8 to 12 times a day and approximately 6 butalbital-containing tablets per day, was denied hospitalization for the management of headache and died while awaiting evaluation for detoxification by a psychiatric facility" Get all the results and reference details, order at left...
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1.	Caffeine (No Doz)
2.	Acetaminophen (Paracetamol)
3.	Aspirin (Acetylsalicylic Acid)
4.	Codeine (Codeine Phosphate)
5.	Analgesics (Analgesic Drugs)
6.	Phenobarbital (Luminal)
7.	Butorphanol (BC 2627)
8.	Tablets
9.	Propranolol (Inderal)
10.	Indomethacin (Indometacin)
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1.	Oral Surgery (Maxillofacial Surgery)
2.	Self Administration (Administration, Self)
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