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Anticonvulsants, Hydantoin - Systemic

Anticonvulsants, Hydantoin *** Before Using *** How to Use *** Fore Safe Use *** Side Effects
*** Additional Information

Before Using

In deciding to using a medication, the chance of taking the drug must be weighed against the good it will do. This is a decision you will make. For hydantoin anticonvulsants, the following must be considered

Allergic reaction

Tell your family doctor if you have any unusual or allergy to any hydantoin anticonvulsant drug. Also tell your health care professional if you are allergic to any other substance, such as foods, preservatives, or dyes.

Pregnancy care

Although most mothers who take drug for seizure control deliver normal babies, there have been reports of increased birth defects when these medication were using during pregnancy. It is not definitely known if any of these medication are the cause of such problems.

Always pregnancy may cause a change in the way hydantoin anticonvulsants are absorbed in your body. You may have more seizures, even though you are taking your drug regularly. Your family doctor may need to increase the anticonvulsant dose during your pregnancy.

In addition, when taken during pregnancy, this drug may cause a bleeding problem in the mother during delivery and in the newborn. This may be prevented by giving vitamin K to the mother during delivery and to the baby immediately after birth.

Breast-feeding problem

Ethotoin and phenytoin pass into the breast milk in small amounts. It is not known whether mephenytoin passes into breast milk. Be sure you have discussed the chance and benefits of the drug with your family doctor.

Use for Children

Some side effects, especially bleeding, tender, or enlarged gums and enlarged facial features, are more likely to occur in child and young adults. Always unusual and excessive hair growth may occur, which is more noticeable in young girls. In addition, some children may not do as well in school after using high doses of this drug for a long time.

Elderly care

Some medication may effect older diseaseds variously than they do younger diseaseds. Overdose is more likely to occur in elderly diseaseds and in diseaseds with liver disease.

Drug interactions

Although certain medication must not be using together at all, in other cases two various medication may be using together even if an interaction might occur. In these cases, your family doctor may want to change the dose, or other precautions may be necessary. When you are taking or receiving hydantoin anticonvulsants, it is especially important that your health care professional know if you are taking any of the following:

Other Information for using

The presence of other medical problems may effect the use of hydantoin anticonvulsants. Make sure you tell your family doctor if you have any other medical problems, especially:








  

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