Re: Seconal
From: Efrain Ramirez (eramirezt@coqui.net)
Wed Jul 9 18:33:35 2003
Exactly -
>At Wed, 9 Jul 2003, Douglas Krell wrote:
>
>Seconal 100 mg
>effective for sleep
>short acting
>drug and metabolites well tolerated by Mother/Baby.
>
>Usual usage during prodromal labor for prolonged latent phase ...as needed
>for sleep.
>2 tablets PO upon discharge from triage
>4-6 hours later, they wake up in active labor
>return to hospital and deliver.
>
>--
>Douglas Krell MD
>
>>From: Steve & Eryl Raymond <eryl@intekom.co.za>
>>Reply-To: ob-gyn-l@obgyn.net
>>To: Multiple recipients of list OB-GYN-L <ob-gyn-l@dns.obgyn.net>
>>Subject: Re: Seconal
>>Date: Wed, 9 Jul 2003 15:03:18 -0500
>>
>>It came as a big shock to hear that people are actually using barbiturates
>>still! What advantages are there to Seconal that outweigh its
>>disadvantages? I can't remember when I used a barbiturate last, except for
>>the occasional injection of Gardenal about once every two years which I ask
>>the transferring doctor of an eclamptic patient to give, because they have
>>no Midazolam.
>>Steve
>>
>>Efrain Ramirez wrote:
>>
>>>Yes -- same here at Puerto Rico and haven't found it on:
>>>http://www.fda.gov/cder/drug/shortages/default.htm#Current
>>>
>>>or
>>>
>>>http://www.fda.gov/cder/drug/shortages/default.htm#disc
>>>
>>>At Tue, 8 Jul 2003, Dellview@aol.com wrote:
>>>
>>>>Our pharmacy said that they have been unable to get Seconal. Has anyone
>>>>else
>>>>found this problem?
>>>>
>>>>Vicki CNM
>>>>
>>--
>>S.H. Raymond FRCOG
>>Principal Specialist Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology
>>Empangeni Hospital
>>Private Bag X20005
>>Empangeni
>>SOUTH AFRICA 3880
>>
>>Phone: (+27)-35-9028560
>>Fax: (+27)-35-7922596
>>
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