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aphena pharma solutions - tennessee, inc. - phenobarbital (unii: yqe403bp4d) (phenobarbital - unii:yqe403bp4d) - phenobarbital 32.4 mg - - sedative - anticonvulsant – for the treatment of generalized and partial seizures. phenobarbital is contraindicated in patients who are hypersensitive to barbiturates, in patients with a history of manifest or latent porphyria, and in patients with marked impairment of liver function or respiratory disease in which dyspnea or obstruction is evident. controlled substance – phenobarbital is a schedule iv drug. dependence – barbiturates may be habit forming. tolerance, psychological dependence, and physical dependence may occur, especially following prolonged use of high doses of barbiturates. daily administration in excess of 400 mg of pentobarbital or secobarbital for approximately 90 days is likely to produce some degree of physical dependence. a dosage of 600 to 800 mg taken for at least 35 days is sufficient to produce withdrawal seizures. the average daily dose for the barbiturate addict is usually about 1.5 g. as tolerance to barbiturates develops, the amount needed to maintain the same level of intox