Chemical compound
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.
Last Update: 2023-01-13T13:06:42Z
Mephenytoin (marketed as Mesantoin by Novartis) is a hydantoin, used as an anticonvulsant. It was introduced approximately 10 years after phenytoin, in...
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associated with ulcers, such as omeprazole, antiseizure drugs such as mephenytoin , the antimalarial proguanil, and the anxiolytic diazepam. CYP2C19 has...
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valeric acid (neocitrullamon) N03AB04 Mephenytoin N03AB05 Fosphenytoin N03AB52 Phenytoin, combinations N03AB54 Mephenytoin , combinations N03AC01 Paramethadione...
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rate when combined with oxcarbazepine, include diazepam, hexobarbital, mephenytoin , methylphenobarbital, nordazepam, phenobarbital, phenytoin, and primidone...
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effects. The following are hydantoins: Ethotoin (1957). Phenytoin (1938). Mephenytoin . Fosphenytoin (1996). The following are oxazolidinediones: Paramethadione...
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