phenytoin sodium/phenytoin sodium extended/phenytoin sodium prompt (fen´itō´in sō´dē
m),
m),n brand names: Dilantin, Diphenylan, Phenytex, others;
drug class: hydantoin anticonvulsant;
action: inhibits spread of seizure activity in motor cortex;
uses: generalized tonic-clonic (grand mal) seizures, status epilepticus, nonepileptic seizures, trigeminal neuralgia, cardiac dysrhythmias caused by digitalis-type drugs.
drug class: hydantoin anticonvulsant;
action: inhibits spread of seizure activity in motor cortex;
uses: generalized tonic-clonic (grand mal) seizures, status epilepticus, nonepileptic seizures, trigeminal neuralgia, cardiac dysrhythmias caused by digitalis-type drugs.
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