Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
- n. An anticonvulsant drug, C15H12N2O2, used most commonly in the treatment of epilepsy. Also called diphenylhydantoin.
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- n. An anticonvulsant drug, 5,5-diphenylimidazolidine-2,4-dione, used in the treatment of epilepsy
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- n. an anticonvulsant drug (trade name Dilantin) used to treat epilepsy and that is not a sedative
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
Examples
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Also a drug called phenytoin, which is a seizure medication.
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This same therapist also wrote Debra a low-dose prescription for a drug called phenytoin, found to be useful in treating antisocial personality.
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Anti-convulsant medications, such as phenytoin, are usually prescribed if seizures occur.
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Note: Sometimes medicines for fits (epilepsy), such as phenytoin (Dilantin), cause swelling and unhealthy growth of the gums.
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Carbamazepine (CBZ) is a synthetic iminostilbene derivative that is chemically and structurally related to the tricyclic antidepressants and spatially related to phenytoin.
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Those include certain corticosteroids such as prednisone (Sterapred DS and generic); the weight-loss medication orlistat (Alli and Xenical); the cholesterol-lowering drug cholestyramine (Questran and generic); and the antiseizure drug phenytoin (Dilantin and generic).
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The next neurologist prescribed Dilantin phenytoin sodium.
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• Certain medications used to treat seizure disorders (phenytoin, valproic acid or Depakote, and others), bipolar disorder (lithium), and other conditions—unless your caregiver closely supervises their use
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Certain medications used to treat seizure disorders (phenytoin, valproic acid or Depakote, and others), bipolar disorder (lithium), and other conditions—unless your caregiver closely supervises their use
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