Uses Warnings Before taking Dosage Side effects Interactions What is phenytoin? Phenytoinis an anti-epileptic drug, also called ananticonvulsant. Phenytoin works by slowing down impulses in the brain that cause seizures. Phenytoin is used to controlseizures. It does not treat all types of seizures,...
Phenytoin side effectsGet emergency medical help if you have signs of an allergic reaction (hives, difficult breathing, swelling in your face or throat) or a severe skin reaction (fever, sore throat, burning in your eyes, skin pain, red or purple skin rash that spreads and causes blistering...
but can occur later; phenytoin should be discontinued at the first sign of a rash unless the rash is clearly not drug-related; if signs or symptoms suggest SJS/TEN, discontinue therapy permanently and consider alternative therapy; evaluate ...
Uses for Dilantin DILANTIN is indicated for the treatment of tonic-clonic (grand mal) and psychomotor (temporal lobe) seizures and prevention and treatment of seizures occurring during or following neurosurgery. Dosage for Dilantin Adult Dosage Divided Daily Dosage The recommended starting dose for adul...
Phenytoin in cutaneous medicine: Its uses and side effects Phenytoin (diphenylhydantoin or Dilantin) is a highly effective and widely prescribed anticonvulsant agent used in the treatment of grand mal and psychomotor epilepsy. In dermatology, phenytoin has been used to treat ulcers, epidermolysi......
its uses, mechanisms and side effects. demwtol online j 2003; 9: 6. 4. caldwell-brown d, et a!. lack of efficacy of phenytoin in recessive dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa. n eng! j med i992; 327: 163-7. epilepsy. phenytoin has long been used in the treatment of partial seizures ...
Care is required when withdrawing phenytoin thera- py—see also Uses and Administration, below. Phenytoin may interfere with some tests of thyroid function as it can reduce free and circulating concentra- tions of levothyroxine, mainly by enhanced conversion to tri-iodothyronine, and it may also ...
If you experience a rash while taking DILANTIN or any of the symptoms listed below, contact your doctor immediately. DILANTIN may cause serious side effects, including: A serious, life-threatening disorder called Stevens-Johnson syndrome and Drug Reaction with Eosinophilia and Systemic Symptoms (DRESS...
Phenytoin in cutaneous medicine: Its uses and side effects Phenytoin (diphenylhydantoin or Dilantin) is a highly effective and widely prescribed anticonvulsant agent used in the treatment of grand mal and psychomotor epilepsy. In dermatology, phenytoin has been used to treat ulcers, epidermolysi......