SPL Set ID: 037c7532-7688-44fd-8c76-d25e8adf5fb5

Each 5 mL (teaspoonful) contains 20 mg (0.086 mmol) phenobarbital and alcohol 13.5%. Inactive Ingredients : D&C Yellow No. 10, flavoring, glycerin, purified water, and sucrose. The barbiturates are nonselective central nervous system (CNS) depressants that are primarily used as sedative hypnotics. In subhypnotic doses, they are also used as anticonvulsants. The barbiturates and their sodium salts are subject to control under the Federal Controlled Substances Act. Phenobarbital is a barbituric acid derivative and occurs as white, odorless, small crystals or crystalline powder that is very slightly soluble in water; soluble in alcohol, in ether, and in solutions of fixed alkali hydroxides and carbonates; sparingly soluble in chloroform. Chemically, phenobarbital is 5-ethyl-5-phenylbarbituric acid. Its structural formula is as follows: Phenobarbital is a substituted pyrimidine derivative in which the basic structure is barbituric acid, a substance that has no CNS activity. CNS activity is obtained by substituting alkyl, alkenyl, or aryl groups on the pyrimidine ring. pheno-01