Phenytoin Sodium

Indication : Why is this medication prescribed?

Grandmal, cortica focal and psychomotor epilepsy. Migraine, Trigeminal neuralgia, cardiac arrhythmias.

Contraindication: What are the special precautions to be followed?

Under following conditions, use of this medication is inadvisable. Its use should be withhold as it would cause harm to the patient
Hypersensitivity, pregnancy, lactation and AV block.

Other Precaution to be observed while taking this medication

Hepatic impairment. Cardiovascular disease, sinus bradycardia, heart blocks, DM, hypoalbuminemia, porphyria, petit mal seizures.

What are possible side effects of this medication ?

Gum hypertrophy, hirsutism and acne. Rashes. SLE. Lymphadenopathy, neutropenia, megaloblastic anaemia. Osteomalacia. Hyper glycaemia. Ataxia, vertigo, diplopia, nystagmus, drowsiness, nausea, vomiting, fall in BP.

Drug Category/Class

Phenytoin Sodium has 39 Brands listed


Atoin (100 mg)Atoin (50 mg)
C Toin (100 mg)C Toin (50 mg)
C Toin ER (300 mg)Dilantin (100 mg)
Dilantin (100 ml)Dilantin (25 mg)
Dilantin Inj (100 mg)Epicent (100 mg)
Epileptin (100 mg)Epilog (100 mg)
Epilog (50 mg)Epsolin (100 mg)
Epsolin (50 mg)Epsolin Inj (100 mg)
Epsotac 100Eptoin (100 mg)
Eptoin (200 ml)Eptoin (50 mg)
Eptokind (100 mg)Eptokind (50 mg)
M Toin (100 mg)M Toin (50 mg)
Mtoin (100 mg)Mtoin (50 mg)
Neptoin (100 mg)Neptoin (50 mg)
Notian (100 mg)Phentin (100 mg)
Phenykem (100 mg)Phenyraw
Phenyto S (100 mg)Phenytoin (100 mg)
Phenytoin Sodium (100 mg)Pna (50 mg)
Seztin (100 mg)Soe (100 mg)
Toinex (100 mg)

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