EPANUTIN

This brand name is authorized in Austria, Cyprus, Spain, Ireland, Israel, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Turkey, United Kingdom, South Africa

Active ingredients

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

1 Phenytoin sodium
UNII 4182431BJH - PHENYTOIN SODIUM

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.

Read about Phenytoin

Medication package inserts

Below package inserts are available for further reading:

Title Information Source Document Type  
EPANUTIN READY MIXED Solution for injection or infusion Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (GB) MPI, EU: SmPC
EPANUTIN Oral suspension Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (GB) MPI, EU: SmPC

Medicine classification

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

ATC code Group title Classification
N03AB02 Phenytoin 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: 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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