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Cerebyx

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Cerebyx®
Fosphenytoin Pharmacology An IV agent for status epilepticus, which may replace IV Dilantin–phenytoin. Cf Celexa.


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Within just a few weeks of hitting the market, at least 40 documented errors were reported to the Institute for Safe Medication Practices, a non-profit, educational and watch dog organization for the pharmaceutical industry Confusion has occurred due to the similarity among three different medications: Celebrex, Celexa (an antidepressant), and Cerebyx (an anti-seizure medication).
Cerebyx is a water-based injectable anticonvulsant used in the hospital setting to control generalized convulsive status epilepticus (SE), to prevent and treat seizures occurring during neurosurgery and as a short-term replacement for oral phenytoin when other means of phenytoin are unavailable, inappropriate or deemed less advantageous.
 
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