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Princeton's WordNet

  1. mephenytoin, Mesantoinnoun

    a toxic anticonvulsant drug (trade name Mesantoin) used in the treatment of epilepsy when less toxic anticonvulsants have been ineffective

Wiktionary

  1. mephenytoinnoun

    A hydantoin used as an anticonvulsant.

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  1. Mephenytoin

    Mephenytoin (marketed as Mesantoin by Novartis) is a hydantoin, used as an anticonvulsant. It was introduced approximately 10 years after phenytoin, in the late 1940s. The significant metabolite of mephenytoin is nirvanol (5-ethyl-5-phenylhydantoin), which was the first hydantoin (briefly used as a hypnotic). However, nirvanol is quite toxic and mephenytoin was only considered after other less toxic anticonvulsants had failed. It can cause potentially fatal blood dyscrasia in 1% of patients. Mephenytoin is no longer available in the US or the UK. It is still studied largely because of its interesting hydroxylation polymorphism.

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  1. mephenytoin

    Mephenytoin is a medication primarily used for the treatment of epilepsy. It belongs to the class of anti-epileptic drugs (AEDs) which work by slowing down impulses in the brain that cause seizures. Mephenytoin is metabolized to a significant extent to another anti-seizure drug, nirvanol, which also has anti-convulsant effects. The usage of this medication is somewhat declining due to the potential serious side effects and the development of newer drugs.

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  1. Mephenytoin

    Mephenytoin is a hydantoin, used as an anticonvulsant. It was introduced approximately 10 years after phenytoin, in the late 1940s. The significant metabolite of mephenytoin is nirvanol, which was the first hydantoin. However, nirvanol is quite toxic and mephenytoin was only considered after other less toxic anticonvulsants had failed. It can cause potentially fatal blood dyscrasia in 1% of patients. Mephenytoin is no longer available in the US or the UK. It is still studied largely because of its interesting hydroxylation polymorphism.

U.S. National Library of Medicine

  1. Mephenytoin

    An anticonvulsant effective in tonic-clonic epilepsy (EPILEPSY, TONIC-CLONIC). It may cause blood dyscrasias.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of mephenytoin in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of mephenytoin in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

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