title: Drug type - Neonatal Intensive Care Drug Manual
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  Neonatal Intensive Care Drug Manual
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  Drug type
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  Anticonvulsant.
  Sedative.
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  Trade name
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  Fawns & McAllan Phenobarbitone Sodium Solution for injection; Phenobarbitone (Aspen) Solution for injection; Phenobarbitone Aspen Tablets; Phenobarbitone Elixir
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  Presentation
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  IV: 200 mg/mL ampoule (contains 10% alcohol and 67.8% propylene glycol)
  Oral: 15 mg/5 mL oral liquid (contains 9.6% alcohol); 10 mg/mL and 9mg/mL alcohol free liquid can be manufactured by local pharmacy; 30 mg tablets.
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  Dose
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  IV
  Loading dose 20 mg/kg/dose infusing with a maximum infusion rate of 1 mg/kg/minute.
  Additional loading doses 10 mg/kg may be administered at 30 minute intervals if necessary with a maximum cumulative loading dose of 40 mg/kg.
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