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Dilantin

American  
[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

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

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

From Time Magazine Archive

Antiseizure medications like Dilantin, commonly used to treat epilepsy, can help calm the spasmlike facial pain of trigeminal neuralgia.

From Time Magazine Archive