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Definition of Dilantin
1. Noun. An anticonvulsant drug (trade name Dilantin) used to treat epilepsy and that is not a sedative.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Dilantin
Literary usage of Dilantin
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Prescription Drug Prices: Price Gouging by Pharmaceutical Companies? (1993)
"... 100 Capsules) Table 1.6: Price« for Dilantin, 100 Mg, 100 Capsules Companies'
Drug Price« and Reasons for Price Changes, and GAO'S Analyses of Price ..."
2. Screening for Infectious Diseases Among Substance Abusers: A Treatment by DIANE Publishing Company (1994)
"INH may cause hepatitis, peripheral neuropathy, and an increase in the level of
phenytoin (Dilantin). Phenytoin levels should be monitored. ..."
3. Diabetes in America by Ronald Aubert (1996)
"This appears to be dose-related and there are occasional case reports of
hyperglycemic, nonketotic coma precipitated by Dilantin . ..."
4. Handbook of Severe Disability: A Text for Rehabilitation Counselors, Other edited by Walter C. Stolov, Michael R. Clowers (2000)
"If persistent and interfering phantom limb pain does occur, the treatment of
choice is chemotherapy, such as Dilantin ..."
5. Death by Default: A Policy of Fatal Neglect in China's State Orphanages by Robin Munro (1996)
"... (a tranquilizer used in the treatment of schizophrenia), and dilantin (a muscle
relaxant and anticonvulsant used to treat epileptic seizures). ..."
6. Prison Slavery by Barbara Esposito, Lee Wood, Kathryn Bardsley (1982)
"But if you're epileptic like Mr. Smith and you really need your phenobarbitol
and Dilantin to keep you alive, you wait and hope that they bring your ..."
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