Phenytoin: May diminish the therapeutic effect of Estrogen Derivatives (Contraceptive). Contraceptive failure is possible. Management: Use of an alternative, nonhormonal means of contraception is recommended. Consider therapy modification Phenytoin: May diminish the therapeutic effect of Progestins (Contracept...
Patient EducationWhat is this drug used for? • It is used to help control certain kinds of seizures.All drugs may cause side effects. However, many people have no side effects or only have minor side effects. Call your doctor or get medical help if any of these side effects or any ...
Seven phenytoin information leaflets were evaluated for their readability using the Singh Readability Assessment Instrument (RAIN). These evaluations were ... MAF Kirkpatrick,CP Mohler - 《Therapeutic Innovation & Regulatory Science》 被引量: 22发表: 1999年 Architecture and Design of a Patient-Friendly...
patient educationreadabilityObjectives: This study sought to explore patients' choice of typeface style and font size for written health information. Participants and setting: Men and women attending an outpatient setting in a teaching hospital in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. Method: All patients who ...
For people receiving hemodialysis, dental procedures should be done the day after dialysis, when heparinization has subsided. Phenytoin, cyclosporine, and calcium channel blockers, particularly nifedipine, contribute to gingival hyperplasia. Gingival hyperplasia develops in about 50% of pa...
Upon arrival she had generalized convulsions that were treated with lorazepam 4 mg intravenously and phenytoin 1,000 mg intravenously, and she was intubated for airway protection. Her temperature was 38.7 °C; other vital signs, general examination, routine blood studies, and urine toxicology ...
Sub-populations were derived by country, age, sex, the current drug taken by a patient, ethnicity, level of education and the prescription rates of the pulmonologists. For each sub-group, descriptive statistics were attained, and simple tests for differences between the samples were employed. ...
The drugs most commonly taken were carbamazepine (53%), sodium valproate (33%), and phenytoin (25%) (Baker et al 1997). Investigating the extent of non- adherence It is generally believed that adherence rates with acute conditions are much higher compared with chronic conditions (Osterberg and...
Past medical history was otherwise remarkable only for occasional asthmatic attacks, relieved by nonprescription inhalers. She took no other medications. An allergy to shellfish was noted. On admission to the hospital, phenytoin (Dilantin®), dexamethasone (Decadron®), and ranitidine (Zantac®...
So far, several AEDs were tried in various combinations: methylphenobarbital (MPB), phenytoin (PHT), lamotrigine (LTG), clonazepam (CNZ), valproate (VPA) and clobazam (CLB). He was hospitalized at the Department of Neurology of the University Hospital Center Zagreb, Croatia in July 2012 and ...