This drug works best when taken with a glass of water on an empty stomach - either 30 minutes to 1 hour before meals or 2 hours after meals since that way it will get into the blood sooner. However, in some cases your family doctor may want you to take this drug with meals or right after meals to lessen stomach upset. If you have any questions about how you must be taking this drug, check with your family doctor.
Take this drug only as directed . Do not take more of it and do not take it more often than recommended on the label, unless otherwise directed by your family doctor. To do so may increase the risk of serious side effects. Always if too much is taken, the phenobarbital in this drug may become habit-forming.
In order for this drug to help your medical problem, it must be taken every day in regularly spaced doses as recommended . This is necessary to keep a constant amount of this drug in the blood. To help keep the amount constant, do not miss any doses.
Missed dose If you miss a dose of this drug, take it as soon as possible. However, if it is almost time for your next dose, skip the missed dose and go back to your regular dosing schedule. Do not double doses.
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