CEREBYX

This brand name is authorized in Canada, United States

Active ingredients

The drug CEREBYX contains one active pharmaceutical ingredient (API):

1 Fosphenytoin UNII 7VLR55452Z - FOSPHENYTOIN SODIUM

Fosphenytoin is a water-soluble phosphate ester prodrug of phenytoin, a hydantoin derivative with anticonvulsant activity. Fosphenytoin is hydrolyzed to phenytoin by phosphatases. Phenytoin exerts its effect mainly by promoting sodium efflux and stabilizes neuronal membranes in the motor cortex. This leads to a suppression of excessive neuronal firing and limits the spread of seizure activity.

Medication package inserts

Below package inserts are available for further reading:

Title	Information Source	Document Type
CEREBYX Solution for injection	FDA, National Drug Code (US)	MPI, US: SPL/PLR

Medicine classification

This drug has been classified in the anatomical therapeutic chemical (ATC) classification system as follows:

ATC code	Group title	Classification
N03AB05	Fosphenytoin	N Nervous system → N03 Antiepileptics → N03A Antiepileptics → N03AB Hydantoin derivatives
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Authorization and marketing

This drug has been assigned below unique identifiers within the countries it is being marketed:

Country	Identification scheme	Identifier(s)
Country: CA	Health Products and Food Branch	Identifier(s): 02230988
Country: US	FDA, National Drug Code	Identifier(s): 0069-5471, 0069-5474, 0069-6001