Phenytoin

Current Practice of Phenytoin - Revisited Running title: Phenytoin revisited

Phenytoin is one the most widely used antiepileptic drug among other antiepileptic drugs and is one of the vital medication for basic health system. Phenytoin has been used not only for convulsive but also for nonconvulsive treatment like arrhythmia, trigeminal neuralgia, digoxin toxicity, wound healing and in other disease conditions. With the wide range of usage of phenytoin, it has a collect...

PHENYTOIN AND THE REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM

In order to evaluate the effects of phenytoin on the reproductive system of rats in detail, 60 male rats were divided equally into 6 groups: 1-5 received 10 mg/kg/day phenytoin IP for 1,2,3,4 and 5 weeks, respectively. However, group 5 did not receive any phenytoin for the last 5th week. The control group (group 6) did not receive any treatment. The results revealed that phenytoin does not ...

Fatal phenytoin warfarin interaction.

Dilantin (phenytoin sodium)

Each Dilantin— 100 mg Extended Oral Capsule—contains 100 mg phenytoin sodium. Also contains lactose monohydrate, NF; confectioner’s sugar, NF; talc, USP; and magnesium stearate, NF. The capsule body contains titanium dioxide, USP and gelatin, NF. The capsule cap contains FD&C red No. 28; FD&C yellow No. 6; and gelatin NF. Product in vivo performance is characterized by a slow and extended rate ...

Phenytoin in rheumatoid arthritis

SIR, We were interested to read the comparative study of phenytoin and gold in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) by Richards et al,' prompted by the work of Macfarlane et al, who had shown improvements in clinical and laboratory tests and suggested that phenytoin may, therefore, have properties of a second line drug.2 Richards et al found phenytoin to have significant beneficial effects on haemoglobin ...