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Phenytoin
Phenytoin is an anticonvulsant drug that works by blocking sodium channels. Phenytoin's water soluble prodrug, phosphophenytoin, can be administered intravenously or intramuscularly and is used to treat status epilepticus. At toxic doses, phenytoin can cause cerebellar symptoms like ataxia, vertigo, nystagmus and diplopia. Phenytoin is used to treat generalized tonic-clonic seizures, partial seizures, cardiac arrhythmias, enhance wound healing, and treat trigeminal neuralgia, but can cause adverse effects like gum hypertrophy, hirsutism, lymphadenopathy, terat
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Introduction to Phenytoin, a sodium channel blocker used in epilepsy treatment.
Phosphenytoin is a water-soluble prodrug administered via IV/IM for status epilepticus.
At toxic doses, Phenytoin may cause cerebellar symptoms including ataxia and vertigo.
Phenytoin is used for various seizures, as an antiarrhythmic, and for nerve pain.
Common adverse effects of Phenytoin include gum hypertrophy and teratogenic effects.
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- 1. ANTIEPILEPTIC DRUH •Phenytoin (Nachannel blocker)
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- 3. AT TOXIC DOSES(ACUTEHIGH DOSE) Cerebellar symptoms *Ataxia *Vertigo *Nystagmus *Diplopia
- 4. USES *Generalised tonic-clonic seizure *partialseizure *Antiarrythmic drug *Enhance wound healing *Trigeminal neuralgia
- 5. ADVERSE EFFECTS •Gumhypertrophy •Hirsutism •Lymphadenopathy •Teratogenic syndrome •Megaloblastic anemia •Hyperglycemia •Osteomalecia/Rickets
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