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Generic: methohexital View All Brands Brevital Sodium A general anesthetic - It is used to cause relaxation and sleep before or during surgery	To get info about second drug, type a name above.
What is this medicine? METHOHEXITAL (meth oh HEK si tal) is an anesthetic. It is used to cause relaxation and sleep before or during surgery. It does not relieve pain. This medicine may be used for other purposes; ask your health care provider or pharmacist if you have questions. What should I tell my health care provider before I take this medicine? They need to know if you have any of these conditions: heart disease liver disease porphyria seizures an unusual or allergic reaction to methohexital, other barbiturates, other medicines, foods, dyes, or preservatives pregnant or trying to get pregnant breast- feeding How should I use this medicine? This medicine is for infusion into a vein or injection into a muscle. This medicine can be diluted and prepared as an enema to be given rectally. It is given by a health care professional in a hospital or clinic setting. Talk to your pediatrician regarding the use of this medicine in children. While this drug may be prescribed for children as young as 1 month old for selected conditions, precautions do apply. What if I miss a dose? This does not apply. What may interact with this medicine? Do not take this medicine with any of the following medications: MAOIs like Carbex, Eldepryl, Marplan, Nardil, and Parnate St. John's wort voriconazole This medicine may also interact with the following medications: alcohol ethyl alcohol levodopa medicines for seizures like phenobarbital medicines for sleep medicines that treat or prevent blood clots like warfarin, enoxaparin, and dalteparin narcotic medicines for pain propylene glycol steroid medicines like prednisone or cortisone
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