Dilantin, n. Pharm.
(daɪˈlæntɪn)
[f. di-2 + -l- + hyd)ant(o)ïn n. s.v. hydantoic a.]
A proprietary name in the U.S. for phenytoin.
| 1938 Official Gaz. (U.S. Patent Office) 24 May 741/1 Dilantin. For preparation intended for the treatment of spasmodic and convulsive conditions. 1952 Brit. Jrnl. Psychol. XLIII. 85 Phenytoin sodium or sodium diphenylhydantoinate; also known, in the U.S.A., as dilantin sodium or dilantin. 1977 F. Soyka Ion Effect ii. 14 Doctors control these aberrant brain waves with the drug dilantin or DPH. 1979 R. Jaffe Class Reunion i. ix. 95 Time to get to the pharmacy.., fill her prescriptions for Dilantin and Tridione. |