Epilepsy is the most common neurological disorder in women of reproductive age. Phenytoin is one of the most frequently prescribed antiepileptic drugs. Although the vast majority of women with ...

Marketed formulations of extended phenytoin sodium -- long a difficult medication to titrate because of its unique absorption and saturable elimination pharmacokinetics -- may not be bioequivalent, ...

Phenytoin is a well known antiepileptic agent widely used throughout the world. In a new study, researchers utilized DNA microarrays to investigate the molecular underpinnings of the potential ...

"The results suggest that levetiracetam has the same or lower risk for angioedema than phenytoin," wrote the researchers. The risk of angioedema with levetiracetam, an anti-epileptic drug (AED), is ...

Phenytoin 50mg/mL; contains alcohol, propylene glycol. Status epilepticus: IV not to exceed 50mg/min. Loading dose: 10–15mg/kg followed by maintenance doses of 100mg orally or IV every 6–8 hrs. Do not ...

For more than 30 years, Cynthia Lynch relied on the brand name drug Dilantin to control her epilepsy, but this past spring, she received a generic form of the drug, phenytoin. Within 8 weeks of ...

The discovery of genetic polymorphisms in drug metabolism has contributed significantly to the understanding of the inter-individual variability in dose-concentration relationships and drug response.

Don't switch from brand-name Dilantin (search) to a generic version of the antiseizure drug — or from generic to brand name, epilepsy specialists warn. The warning comes after epilepsy patients at ...

Q. I’ve been taking Dilantin for grand mal seizures for the past 11 years. My neurologist sees me once a year, asks me if I had any seizures in the past year, checks my reflexes and renews my ...

The woman had refractory epilepsy and mental insufficiency since 15 years of age following an episode of encephalitis. Her epilepsy showed a fair response to adjunctive vagus nerve stimulation ...