Appendix E of the RAI manual lists Phenobarbital as an antianxiety agent. Our instructions are to code the meds in O4 according to pharmacological classification and not use.(See the clarification bullet on page 3-180 of the manual). So, yes, you would code Phenobarbital under O4b as an antianxiety agent even when ordered for seizures.
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Hi
Several years ago we were told that we had to code phenobarabital as an antianxiety med because it was in the red/ white MDS book even when the purpose of med was for SZ disorder. Is this correct or not.
