noun
- a barbiturate drug used as a sedative, hypnotic, or anticonvulsant; phenobarbital
Usage: medical/pharmaceutical; often used in shortened form; full name is phenobarbital
Examples
- The doctor prescribed phenobarb to help control the patient's seizures.
- Phenobarb has been used for decades as a treatment for epilepsy.
- The medication phenobarb can cause drowsiness as a side effect.
- Patients taking phenobarb should not drive until they know how it affects them.