mephenytoin /me·phen·y·to·in/ (mĕ-fen´ĭ-to″in) an anticonvulsant used for the control of a variety of epileptic seizures.
mephenytoin [mef″en-ĭ´to-in]
mephenytoin
mephenytoin
mephenytoin [mef″en-ĭ´to-in]
an anticonvulsant administered orally in treatment of several types of epilepsy when the seizures are refractory to other drugs.
mephenytoin
(m
fen´tō´n),
n brand name: Mesantoin;
drug class: hydantoin anticonvulsant;
action: reduces electrical discharges in motor cortex, reducing seizures;
uses: generalized tonic-clonic seizures, single or complex-partial seizures.
fen´tō´n), n brand name: Mesantoin;
drug class: hydantoin anticonvulsant;
action: reduces electrical discharges in motor cortex, reducing seizures;
uses: generalized tonic-clonic seizures, single or complex-partial seizures.
mephenytoin, methoin
a hydantoin anticonvulsant drug, similar to phenytoin, but more toxic.
mephenytoin
Mesantoin® A drug used to control seizures, convulsions, epilepsy; it is metabolized in liver to pharmacologically active normephenytoin, excreted in urine. See Therapeutic drug monitoring.
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