mephenytoin

mephenytoin
An anticonvulsant used when safer agents prove inadequate; used in drug metabolism studies.

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me·phen·y·to·in mə-'fen-i-.tō-ən n an anticonvulsant drug C12H14N2O2 see MESANTOIN

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me·phen·y·to·in (mə-fenґə-to-in) [USP] an anticonvulsant used for the suppression and control of generalized tonic-clonic and simple and complex partial epileptic seizures that are refractory to other drugs; administered orally.

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