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Dilantin

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[dahy-lan-tn, -tin, dih-] / daɪˈlæn tn, -tɪn, dɪ- /
Pharmacology, Trademark.
  1. a brand of diphenylhydantoin.


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She was put on Dilantin to control them.

From New York Times Apr. 16, 2012

When Dilantin was first used as an antiepileptic drug in 1938, its success steered medical minds toward pharmaceutical solutions.

From New York Times Nov. 19, 2010

In all, 73 patients benefited greatly from carbamazepine alone; four more improved when a modest dose of Dilantin was added.

From Time Magazine Archive

DeVries immediately placed Clark on a respirator and then injected him with the tranquilizer Valium and Dilantin, an anticonvulsant medication most commonly used to control epilepsy.

From Time Magazine Archive

Researchers have discovered that most epileptic conditions can be controlled by a drug called Dilantin, which Dr. Frank Morrell, 47, of Chicago's Rush Medical College, believes prevents epileptic discharges from spreading to neighboring neurons.

From Time Magazine Archive

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