Remarks by Governor Ben S. Bernanke At the Conference to Honor Milton Friedman, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois November 8, 2002. On Milton Friedman's Ninetieth Birthday
Phenobarbital Phenobarbital is the most widely prescribed medication for treating seizures in dogs and is usually the first medication that is given to a dog with epilepsy.Phenobarbital is effective in 60 to 80 percent of dogs with idiopathic epilepsy if serum concentrations are kept within the target range.henobarbital is the most widely prescribed medication for treating seizures in dogs and is usually the first medication that is given to a dog with epilepsy.
Because sometimes head tremors are confused with epileptic seizures, affected dogs may be prescribed the anti-seizure medication phenobarbital; however, in the case of idiopathic head tremors, this drug doesn't help; its long-term use risks harming the dog's liver.