No it is non-narcotic.

This combination medication is used to treat tension headaches. Aspirin helps to decrease the pain from the headache. Caffeine helps increase the effects of aspirin. Butalbital is a sedative that helps to decrease anxiety and cause sleepiness and relaxation.

No - Fiorinal is a combination of Aspirin, Butalbital (a barbiturate) and Caffeine. It's only an opiate analgesic when it's combined with Codeine.

It is a mixture of Aspirin, butalbital and caffeine, Butalbital is a short- to intermediate-acting barbiturate

One certain medication prescribed for migraines contains a barbiturate (butalbital)

There are three formulations:

Fioricet - butalbital, acetaminophen, caffeine

Fioricet with codeine - butalbital, acetaminophen, caffeine, codeine

Fiorinal - butalbital, aspirin, caffeine

No other medications prescribed for migraine contain barbiturates.

Barbiturates as a drug class have been phased out nearly completely by benzodiazepines (Xanax, Ativan, etc..), although some barbiturates are still used to treat epilepsy (and even then, there are many, many newer anti-epilepsy medications for a doctor to choose from).

Fiorinal is a combination of aspirin, caffeine and butalbital. The aspirin is a pain reliever and anti-inflammatory. The Butalbital is a barbiturate that relaxes the muscle contractions of a tension headache and the caffeine is a CNS stimulant.