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ATC codes: N03AB02
EMLc
Indication
Epilepsy or seizures ICD11 code: 8A6Z
INN
Phenytoin
Medicine type
Chemical agent
List type
Core (EML)
(EMLc)
Formulations
Oral > Liquid: 30 mg per 5 mL (phenytoin)
Parenteral > General injections > unspecified: 50 mg per mL in vial (phenytoin sodium)
Oral > Solid > tablet: 50 mg (phenytoin) (chewable)
Oral > Solid > dosage form: 25 mg (phenytoin sodium) ; 50 mg (phenytoin sodium) ; 100 mg (phenytoin sodium)
EML status history
First added in 1977 (TRS 615)
Changed in 1979 (TRS 641)
Changed in 1993 (TRS 850)
Changed in 2007 (TRS 946)
Changed in 2007 (TRS 950)
Changed in 2023 (TRS 1049)
Sex
All
Age
Also recommended for children
Therapeutic alternatives
The recommendation is for this specific medicine
Patent information
Patents have expired in most jurisdictions
Wikipedia
DrugBank
Summary of evidence and Expert Committee recommendations
Following the review of the age-appropriateness of formulations on the EMLc, the Expert Committee recommended: - deletion of phenytoin oral liquid 25 mg/5 mL (and associated note) from the EML and EMLc - the salt or free acid form of phenytoin be specified for each formulation type.