fosphenytoin

American  

[fos-fen-i-toh-in, -fuh-nit-oh-in] / ˌfɒs fɛn ɪˈtoʊ ɪn, -fəˈnɪt oʊ ɪn /

noun

Pharmacology.

1. a prodrug that produces phenytoin and is taken to prevent or treat seizures.

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Example Sentences

Companies stopped making fosphenytoin for several reasons, including technical challenges, production problems and decisions to concentrate on producing other drugs.

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In part, Ting said, the early pricing challenges meant fosphenytoin wasn’t as widely used as it might have been, and she said many physicians may not even be aware that it is available in generic form.

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But the introduction of Cerebyx’s generic form, fosphenytoin sodium, in 2007 — called “fospheny” for short by some doctors — did notover the long term produce the robust marketplace competition that is one of the main arguments for the generic industry.

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In the case of a generic version of Cerebyx, fosphenytoin shortages were caused at various times by companies discontinuing products , voluntary recalls, manufacturing delays and production lines that went offline for various reasons.

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Fosphenytoin, which last sold for $6.60 for a 10-milliliter vial, was one of the drugs that the company did not bring back online.

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