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Serious and potentially life-threatening side-effects have been reported in some patients prescribed Dilantin®: an anti-epileptic drug which controls epileptic seizures, and which works by slowing down brain-impulses that can lead to epileptic seizures.

The Serious Side Effect Of Dilantin®

  • Stevens-Johnson Syndrome (SJS)
  • Purple Glove Syndrome
  • Birth Defects

Dilantin® Side Effects

The use of Dilantin® as a treatment for epilepsy has been linked to a serious, potentially life-threatening condition and side-effect: Stevens-Johnson Syndrome. SJS can cause cell death in the skin; and, as a consequence, causes the epidermis to separate from the dermis.

In addition, SJS very often results in the development of scar-tissue inside the patient’s eyelids. This may have the effect of severely restricting the patient’s vision.

Within the United States, approximately 300 new diagnoses of SJS are made each year. SJS has a mortality rate of around 5 percent.

A skin-disease, Purple Glove Syndrome (PGS), has been associated with Dilantin® and may cause the patient's limbs to become discolored, painful and swollen.

PGS may result in limb-amputation - primarily in elderly patients, who have been given multiple intravenous doses of the epilepsy drug phenytoin.

A significant increase in the number of epileptic seizures experienced can occur while the patient is pregnant – the result of altered Phenytoin pharmacokinetics.

If Dilantin® is prescribed during - or throughout - pregnancy, or if the patient becomes pregnant while taking the drug, the patient should be advised that this may potentially hurt the unborn fetus.

Pre-natal exposure to Phenytoin may increase the risks of clefts, defects of the heart, abnormalities relating to bodily growth, and deficiencies of a mental nature.

How DrugRxRecall Can Help You With Your Dilantin® Side Effects Claim

If you or a loved one has suffered from Stevens-Johnson Syndrome (SJS) after taking Dilantin® you may have a potential claim for compensation.

Please contact us immediately as you may lose your legal rights if you delay. 

 
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