Butalbital

Name: Butalbital

Butalbital Interactions

This is not a complete list of Butalbitaldrug interactions. Ask your doctor or pharmacist for more information.

Dosing & Uses

Combos

With acetaminophen: Fioricet

With ASA: Fiorinal

Other Indications & Uses

Pain, vascular HA

<12 years: Safety and efficacy not established

Adverse Effects

Frequency Not Defined

Common

  • Dizziness
  • Drowsiness
  • Intoxicated feeling
  • Lightheadedness
  • Sedation

Less Common

  • Tachycardia
  • Headache, shaky feeling, tingling, agitation, fainting, fatigue, fever, heavy eyelids, high energy, hot spells, numbness, sluggishness, seizure
  • Dry mouth, hyperhidrosis
  • Difficulty swallowing, heartburn, flatulence, constipation
  • Leg pain, muscle fatigue
  • Diuresis
  • Pruritus, earache, nasal congestion, tinnitus, euphoria, allergic reactions

Warnings

Contraindications

Hypersensitivity to any component, porphyria

Cautions

Patient should avoid driving car, heavy machinery

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