Phenytoindrug info
phenytoin sodium 30 MG Extended Release Oral Capsule [Dilantin]
What it is used for
DILANTIN is indicated for the treatment of tonic-clonic (grand mal) and psychomotor (temporal lobe) seizures and prevention and treatment of seizures occurring during or following neurosurgery. DILANTIN is indicated for the treatment of tonic-clonic (grand mal) and psychomotor (temporal lobe) seizures and prevention and treatment of seizures occurring during or following neurosurgery.
Text above is quoted in full from the FDA-approved drug label published by openFDA, effective August 21, 2023. Matched to this product by RxNorm code. Cross-references to other sections of the full prescribing information have been removed, since they point to a document not shown here. Nothing else is changed: no sentence is shortened, reworded or summarised.
Description
DILANTIN (phenytoin) is related to the barbiturates in chemical structure, but has a five-membered ring. The chemical name is 5,5-diphenyl-2,4 imidazolidinedione, having the following structural formula: Each 30 mg DILANTIN- ( extended phenytoin sodium capsule, USP) for oral administration contains 30 mg phenytoin sodium, USP. Also contains confectioner’s sugar, NF; lactose monohydrate, NF; magnesium stearate, NF; and talc, USP. The capsule shell cap and body components contain D&C yellow No. 10 (cap); FD&C red No. 3 (cap); gelatin (cap and body); and titanium dioxide (cap and body). Product in vivo performance is characterized by a slow and extended rate of absorption with peak blood concentrations expected in 4 to 12 hours as contrasted to Prompt Phenytoin Sodium Capsules, USP with a rapid rate of absorption with peak blood concentration expected in 1½ to 3 hours. Each 100 mg DILANTIN- 100 mg ( extended phenytoin sodium capsule, USP) for oral administration contains 100 mg phenytoin sodium. Also contains confectioner’s sugar, NF; lactose monohydrate, NF; magnesium stearate, NF; and talc, USP. The capsule body contains gelatin, NF and titanium dioxide, USP. The capsule cap contains D&C red No. 28; FD&C yellow No. 6; and gelatin NF. Product in vivo performance is characterized by a slow and extended rate of absorption with peak blood concentrations expected in 4 to 12 hours as contrasted to Prompt Phenytoin Sodium Capsules, USP with a rapid rate of absorption with peak blood concentration expected in 1½ to 3 hours. chemical structure
Text above is quoted in full from the FDA-approved drug label published by openFDA, effective August 21, 2023. Matched to this product by RxNorm code. Cross-references to other sections of the full prescribing information have been removed, since they point to a document not shown here. Nothing else is changed: no sentence is shortened, reworded or summarised.
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