Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A prodrug that is metabolized to phenytoin and administered parenterally for the treatment of seizures.
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- noun A water-soluble
phenytoin prodrug used only inhospitals for the treatment ofepileptic seizures .
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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I knew only those things I had to know in order to get her safely through the night, and the fosphenytoin that she was meant to be given—the medication she had missed for an unforgivable amount of time after the dose had been due—was integral to that plan.
Between Expectations Md Meghan Maclean Weir 2011
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I knew only those things I had to know in order to get her safely through the night, and the fosphenytoin that she was meant to be given—the medication she had missed for an unforgivable amount of time after the dose had been due—was integral to that plan.
Between Expectations Md Meghan Maclean Weir 2011
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The FDA is working to identify additional information to evaluate the possible risk of SJS/TEN from phenytoin and fosphenytoin in patients with HLA-B*1502.
Caution for Asians on epilepsy drug GreenFertility 2009
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Phenytoin and fosphenytoin are used to control tonic-clonic grand mal and complex-partial seizures in epilepsy.
Archive 2009-01-01 GreenFertility 2009
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Until the evaluation is completed, healthcare providers who are considering the use of phenytoin or fosphenytoin should be aware of the risks and benefits described in the current prescribing information for this drug.
Caution for Asians on epilepsy drug GreenFertility 2009
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Phenytoin and fosphenytoin are used to control tonic-clonic grand mal and complex-partial seizures in epilepsy.
Caution for Asians on epilepsy drug GreenFertility 2009
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The FDA is working to identify additional information to evaluate the possible risk of SJS/TEN from phenytoin and fosphenytoin in patients with HLA-B*1502.
Archive 2009-01-01 GreenFertility 2009
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If you are of Asian descent, be very very careful about using the drugs phenytoin and fosphenytoin.
Caution for Asians on epilepsy drug GreenFertility 2009
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Because fosphenytoin is a prodrug and is converted to phenytoin after administration, any concern regarding this association is also applicable to fosphenytoin.
Archive 2009-01-01 GreenFertility 2009
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Because fosphenytoin is a prodrug and is converted to phenytoin after administration, any concern regarding this association is also applicable to fosphenytoin.
Caution for Asians on epilepsy drug GreenFertility 2009
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