Who should not receive Brevital?

Stacy Wiegman, PharmD

Pharmacy

You should not receive Brevital Sodium (methohexital) if you:

are allergic to it
are taking sodium oxybate (GHB)
are not able to receive anesthesia
have porphyria (a blood disease)

Brevital Sodium should be cautiously used if you are elderly, since you may be more sensitive to the medication's effects. This drug also should be used with caution in children younger than one month of age, since its safety has not been determined for newborns.

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