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Phenytoin Sodium, Prompt
Phenytoin is an anti-epileptic drug, also called an anticonvulsant. It works by slowing down impulses in the brain that cause seizures. Phenytoin is used to control seizures. Phenytoin is not made to treat all types of seizures, and your doctor will determine if it is the right medication for you....
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Phenytoin Sodium, Prompt (Phenytoin)
Appears to act at motor cortex in inhibiting spread of seizure activity. Possibly works by promoting sodium efflux from neurons, thereby stabilizing threshold against hyperexcitability. Also decreases posttetanic potentiation at synapse.
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Phenytoin Capsules
Phenytoin Capsules Generic Name: phenytoin sodium Dosage Form: capsule, extended release Phenytoin Capsules Description Phenytoin sodium is an antiepileptic...
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divalproex sodium
...of use. Patients and guardians should be warned that abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, and/or anorexia can be symptoms of pancreatitis that require prompt medical evaluation. If pancreatitis is diagnosed, valproate should ordinarily be discontinued. Alternative treatment for the underlying medical...
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FDA Approves Janumet for Type 2 Diabetes, Offering Powerful Glucose Control of a DPP-4 Inhibitor and Metformin in a Single Tablet
WHITEHOUSE STATION, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Apr 2, 2007 - Merck & Co., Inc. announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved JANUMET(TM),...
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See also: Anxiety, Arrhythmia, Epilepsy, Peripheral Neuropathy, Seizures, Status Epilepticus, Trigeminal Neuralgia

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