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Am Fam Physician. 2013;88(9):566

Incorrect maintenance dosage for phenobarbital. The article “Management of Status Epilepticus” (August 1, 2003; p. 469) contained an error in the maintenance dosage of phenobarbital for treatment of status epilepticus in Table 2 (p. 474). The dosage should have been 1 to 3 mg per kg per day, rather than 1 to 4 mg per kg per hour. The online version of this article has been corrected.

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