Neonatal Intensive Care Drug Manual

Phenobarbital is reported in mg/L. To convert to micromol/L, multiply by 4.306.

1. 
   Treatment of neonatal seizures.
   
2. 
   Initial treatment of non-opioid neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS).
   
3. 
   Add-on treatment of opioid NAS uncontrolled by morphine at maximum dose (if 3 consecutive NAS scores average ≥ 8 or 2 consecutive NAS scores average ≥12).
   
4. 
   Treatment of hyperbilirubinaemia (unclear role).
   
5. 
   Treatment of cholestasis (unclear role).
   
6. 
   Preparation for liver scintigraphy (unclear role).