Encyclopedia: Phenytoin
Phenytoin sodium is a commonly used antiepileptic. It was approved by the Food and Drug Administration in 1953 for use in seizures. Phenytoin acts to dampen the unwanted, runaway brain activity seen in seizure by reducing electrical conductance among brain cells by stabilizing the inactive state of voltage gated sodium channels. Aside from seizures, it is an option in the treatment of trigeminal neuralgia as well as certain cardiac arrhythmias....
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I've been taking 275mg of phenytoin for 22 years now. Since I started taking...
I've been taking 275mg of phenytoin for 22 years now. Since I started taking...
I switched from Dilantin (phenytoin) to Lamictal (lamotragine) 5 years ago taking both at the same time during the switch; reducing Dilantin and ramping up Lamictal. I don't recall having...
Asked by tattyhead65 - 15 months ago
How do u calculate the rate of150 mg of phenytoin if the rate is not...
Epileptic patient is 10kg, loading dose is 10-15 mg/kg. what is prescribe dose? how...
Epileptic patient is 10kg, loading dose is 10-15 mg/kg. what is prescribe dose? how...
Hai Weweng, Hope, we have met before. Here the answer, Patient weight: 10 kgs Loading dose :15mg/kg Therefore, the dose you required as per weight is ...
Asked by cheekee - 14 months ago
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