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Read the package insert

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New comprehensive downloadable medication sheet
  • Additional information on this drug and how to use it.
  • A starting point for discussion with your doctor.
  • Answers to frequently asked questions.

In the United States, companies that manufacture medicines are required to publish certain kinds of information about each product. This document is commonly known as a “package insert” because it is usually included with each package of the medicine.

These documents (also called “prescribing information”) are also available online for brand-name products. Because the medicine is the same, most of the information applies equally well to the generic form. The U.S. package inserts for phenytoin using the brand name Dilantin (one for each form) are found at:

Some of the information may differ in other countries.

To learn how to read and understand a package insert, see How to read a package insert.


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