Phenytoin is a medicine used in the treatment of seizures, epilepsy and trigeminal neuralgia, and can be found in tablet, oral suspension or injectable form.
This drug can only be purchased in prescription pharmacies and can be found on the market under the name of Epelin or Unifenitoin, for example.
Price
This medicine costs on average 6 reais.
Indication
The use of Idantal is recommended for seizure, epilepsy, epileptic status and trigeminal neuralgia.
How to use
Idantal can be used in the form of tablets, and it should be taken with food. Usually the doctor recommends as an anticonvulsant 125 mg, 3 times a day and trigeminal neuralgia 200 to 600 mg daily in divided doses.
In the case of children as anticonvulsant the initial dose of 5 mg per kg body weight per day divided into 2 or 3 socket.
In addition, the remedy can be used in the form of injection in the hospital.
Side effects
Some side effects of the remedy include changes in the blood, psychiatric changes, ataxia, increased blood glucose, constipation, mental confusion, hair growth on the body and face, headache, drop in blood pressure and dizziness, for example .
Contraindications
During pregnancy C and lactation, in cases of heart problems such as atrioventricular block, sinus bradycardia, hypersensitivity to hydantoins and Stokes Adams syndrome.
