mephenytoin
/ˌmɛfəˈnaɪtoʊɪn/
noun
- A medication used to control seizures, especially in epilepsy, similar to phenytoin.
- Some patients experience drowsiness as a side effect of mephenytoin.
- The neurologist prescribed mephenytoin to reduce the frequency of her seizures.
- Mephenytoin must be taken regularly to maintain stable levels in the blood.