Phenobarbital

CAS Number

50-06-6

Synonym

Adonal; Amylofene; Barbenyl; Barbonal; Barbophen; Bartol; Cabronal; Calminal; Codibarbita; Dezibarbitur; Duneryl; Ensodorm; Epidorm; Episedal; Eskabarb; 5-ethyl-5-phenylbarbituric acid; Etilfen; Fenbital; Fenobarbital; Gardepanyl; Glysoletten; Haplos; Hennoletten; Hypnogen; Lefebar; Lepinal; Linasen; Lubergal; Lumen; Lumesettes; Luramin; Neurobarb; Noptil; Parkotal; Phenaemal; Phenemalum; Phenobarb; Phenobarbituric acid; Phenoluric; Phenomet; Phenylethylbarbiturate; Phenylethylbarbituric acid; 5-phenyl-5-ethylbarbituric acid; Phenylethylmalonylurea; Phenyletten; Phenyral; Phob; Polcominal; Promptonal; Seda-tabilen; Sedicat; Sedizorin; Sedofen; Sedonal; Sedophen; Sombutol; Somnosan; Somonal; Starifen; Thenobarbital; Theominal; Tridezibarbitur; Versomnal; Zadonal

Occurrence/Use

Medicine (sedative), laboratory reagent. Also available as the sodium salt which has good water-solubility

Phenobarbital

Cancer Potency Information

Latest Criteria: Proposition 65 NSRLs/MADLs
Inhalation Unit Risk (μg/cubic meter)-1: 1.3 E-4
Inhalation Slope Factor (mg/kg-day)-1: 4.6 E-1
Oral Slope Factor (mg/kg-day)-1: 4.6 E-1
Comments/References:

OEHHA 1992. Expedited Cancer Potency Values and Proposed Regulatory Levels for Certain Proposition 65 Carcinogens.

Proposition 65

Chemical Status

Cancer: Currently listed

Cancer

Cancer - Listing Mechanism
Authoritative Bodies-International Agency for Research on Cancer
Listed as causing : Listed as causing: Cancer
Date of Listing:

Safe Harbor Levels

No Significant Risk Level (NSRL)
2 µg/day
Cancer
Last NSRL/MADL Revision: 1992

Documents, Presentations, and Publications

Cancer: