¿Qué es Phenytoin Sodium Extended?

El Fenitoína Sódica de Liberación Prolongada es un medicamento antiepiléptico utilizado principalmente para prevenir y controlar las convulsiones al desacelerar los impulsos en el cerebro que causan las convulsiones. Esta formulación de liberación extendida permite una absorción gradual y niveles sanguíneos sostenidos del medicamento, facilitando una dosificación conveniente una vez al día. La Fenitoína Sódica de Liberación Prolongada se prescribe comúnmente para el manejo de las convulsiones tónico-clónicas y parciales complejas.

Side Effects

• Allergic reaction: Itching or hives, swelling in your face or hands, swelling or tingling in your mouth or throat, chest tightness, trouble breathing
• Blistering, peeling, or red skin rash
• Bone fractures, pain, tenderness, or aching, pain in the back, ribs, arms, or legs, decrease in height

Warnings

• Keep all medicine out of the reach of children. Never share your medicine with anyone.
• This medicine may make you bleed, bruise, or get infections more easily. Take precautions to prevent illness and injury. Wash your hands often.
• It is not safe to take this medicine during pregnancy. It could harm an unborn baby. Tell your doctor right away if you become pregnant.
• Tell your doctor if you are breastfeeding, or if you have kidney disease, liver disease, heart disease, diabetes, porphyria, or a history of depression or mental problems.
• This medicine may cause the following problems:Changes in mood or behavior, including thoughts of suicideSerious skin reactions, including Stevens-Johnson syndrome, toxic epidermal necrolysis, and acute generalized exanthematous pustulosis (AGEP)Drug reaction with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms (DRESS), which may damage organs, including the liver, kidney, or heartHeart problems (including slow heartbeat)Liver problemsDecreased bone densityHigh blood sugar levels