This brand name is authorized in Austria, Cyprus, Spain, Ireland, Israel, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Turkey, United Kingdom, South Africa
The drug EPANUTIN contains one active pharmaceutical ingredient (API):
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Phenytoin sodium
UNII 4182431BJH - PHENYTOIN SODIUM
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Phenytoin is effective in various animal models of generalised convulsive disorders, reasonably effective in models of partial seizures but relatively ineffective in models of myoclonic seizures. It appears to stabilise rather than raise the seizure threshold and prevents spread of seizure activity rather than abolish the primary focus of seizure discharge. |
Below package inserts are available for further reading:
| Title | Information Source | Document Type | |
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| EPANUTIN Oral suspension | Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (GB) | MPI, EU: SmPC | |
| EPANUTIN READY MIXED Solution for injection or infusion | Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (GB) | MPI, EU: SmPC |
This drug has been classified in the anatomical therapeutic chemical (ATC) classification system as follows:
| ATC code | Group title | Classification |
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| N03AB02 | Phenytoin | N Nervous system → N03 Antiepileptics → N03A Antiepileptics → N03AB Hydantoin derivatives |
This drug has been assigned below unique identifiers within the countries it is being marketed:
| Country | Identification scheme | Identifier(s) |
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| Country: ES | Centro de información online de medicamentos de la AEMPS | Identifier(s): 45695 |
| Country: GB | Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency | Identifier(s): 19192, 216548, 43590 |
| Country: IE | Health Products Regulatory Authority | Identifier(s): 15967, 23066, 23092, 23107, 23198, 23353, 23493, 23523, 23566, 41028, 55506, 67059, 67067 |
| Country: IL | מִשְׂרַד הַבְּרִיאוּת | Identifier(s): 437 |
| Country: MT | Medicines Authority | Identifier(s): MA1396/00701, MA1396/00702, MA1396/01501, MA1396/01502 |
| Country: NL | Z-Index G-Standaard, PRK | Identifier(s): 198862 |
| Country: PL | Rejestru Produktów Leczniczych | Identifier(s): 100022406 |
| Country: TR | İlaç ve Tıbbi Cihaz Kurumu | Identifier(s): 8699756150309 |
| Country: ZA | Health Products Regulatory Authority | Identifier(s): G/2.5/101, P/2.5/43 |
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