fosphenytoin sodium

fosphenytoin sodium
fos·phen·y·to·in so·di·um (fosґfen-ĭ-toin″) [USP] a prodrug of phenytoin used as an anticonvulsant in the treatment of epilepsy, excluding petit mal epilepsy; administered intravenously or intramuscularly.

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