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aspirin/butalbital/caffeine (Fiorinal)
Tradename: Fiorinal.
Contraindications:
pregnancy-category D
safety in lactation -
Dosage:
325 mg aspirin + 50 mg butalbital + 40 mg caffeine.
- 1-2 tabs PO every 4 hours.
Pharmacokinetics: elimination: liver > kidney.
Adverse effects: see components
Interactions
drug interactions
General
analgesic combination
Database Correlations
PUBCHEM cid=98524
References
- The Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics, 9th ed.
Gilman et al, eds. Permagon Press/McGraw Hill, 1996
- Kaiser Permanente Northern California Regional Drug
Formulary, 1998
Components
aspirin (Ecotrin, Empirin, Bayer aspirin, Vazalore, ASA)
butalbital; allylbarbital (Profundol, Sandoptal)
caffeine (NoDoz, Vivarin)