This medication is used alone or with other medications to control seizures. Controlling and reducing seizures lets you do more of your normal daily activities, reduces your risk of harm when you lose consciousness, and lessens your risk for a possibly life-threatening condition of frequent, repeated seizures.

Phenobarbital belongs to a class of drugs known as barbiturate anticonvulsants hypnotics. It works by controlling the abnormal electrical activity in the brain that occurs during a seizure.

This medication is also used for a short time (usually no more than 2 weeks) to help calm you or help you sleep during periods of anxiety. It works by affecting certain parts of the brain to cause calming.

In all cases, you must strictly comply with your doctor’s prescription.