Drug information
Phenytoin 100 mg (DITOIN) Click to listen highlighted text! Phenytoin 100 mg (DITOIN)
Indications
Relieve and treatment of seizure. Click to listen highlighted text! Indications Relieve and treatment of seizure.
Contraindications and precautions
1.Do not use if you had an allergic reaction to phenytoin or other hydantoins.
2.Do not use in patients with a history of prior acute hepatotoxicity attributable to phenytoin.
3.Co-administration with delavirdine or rilpivirine is contraindicated.
4.Do not take within 2 hours of antacids and sucralfate. These drugs must be taken at least 2 hours after taking phenytoin.
5.The capsules should not be opened because it may result in poor drug absorption. Click to listen highlighted text! Contraindications and precautions 1.Do not use if you had an allergic reaction to phenytoin or other hydantoins. 2.Do not use in patients with a history of prior acute hepatotoxicity attributable to phenytoin. 3.Co-administration with delavirdine or rilpivirine is contraindicated. 4.Do not take within 2 hours of antacids and sucralfate. These drugs must be taken at least 2 hours after taking phenytoin. 5.The capsules should not be opened because it may result in poor drug absorption.
Recommendations of drug use
1.You should keep taking the medication until finish according to the advice of physician or pharmacist, even if you feel better, because it is be necessary to maintain the plasma drug level at a constant level.
2.If you miss the dose, take the missed dose as soon as you remember.
If it is almost time for your next dose, skip the missed dose and return to your normal dosing schedule.
Do not double a dose. Click to listen highlighted text! Recommendations of drug use 1.You should keep taking the medication until finish according to the advice of physician or pharmacist, even if you feel better, because it is be necessary to maintain the plasma drug level at a constant level. 2.If you miss the dose, take the missed dose as soon as you remember. If it is almost time for your next dose, skip the missed dose and return to your normal dosing schedule. Do not double a dose.
Adverse Reactions
If the symptoms of suspected hypersensitivity reactions occur (such as gingival enlargement, itchy rash, nausea, vomiting, ataxia, nystagmus, slurred speech, dysarthria), this medication may cause diarrhea.
If the symptoms are severe, seek medical advice immediately. Click to listen highlighted text! Adverse Reactions If the symptoms of suspected hypersensitivity reactions occur (such as gingival enlargement, itchy rash, nausea, vomiting, ataxia, nystagmus, slurred speech, dysarthria), this medication may cause diarrhea. If the symptoms are severe, seek medical advice immediately.
Drug storage
Store in a dry place protected from heat or light; in original container. Click to listen highlighted text! Drug storage Store in a dry place protected from heat or light; in original container.
The above information is drug information used for patient self-care only.
If you have any inquiries, please ask your physicians or pharmacists. Click to listen highlighted text! The above information is drug information used for patient self-care only. If you have any inquiries, please ask your physicians or pharmacists.
Phenytoin In: In Depth Answers [database on the Internet]. Greenwood Village (CO): IBM Corporation; 2020 [cited 2021 Feb 8]. Available from: www.micromedexsolutions.com.
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