noun
- Plural of phenobarbital; a long-acting barbiturate drug used as a sedative, hypnotic, or anticonvulsant medication.
Usage: medical/pharmaceutical term; typically used in plural when referring to multiple doses or formulations
Examples
- The patient was prescribed phenobarbitals to control seizures.
- Phenobarbitals have been used for decades in the treatment of epilepsy.
- The doctor adjusted the dosage of phenobarbitals after reviewing the patient's response.
- Phenobarbitals can cause drowsiness and should not be combined with alcohol.
- Modern anticonvulsants have largely replaced phenobarbitals in many clinical settings.