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Total Phenytek reports: 6.
Phenytek FDA safety alerts: No.
Reported deaths: 2    Reported hospitalizations: 4.
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FDA Reported Phenytek Side Effects: stevens-johnson syndrome, grand mal convulsion, paraesthesia, hypoaesthesia, hyperplasia, fatigue, treatment noncompliance, incorrect dose administered, renal failure, pyrexia, erythema multiforme.
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Phenytek Side Effects Report #5279676-5
Consumer or non-health professional from UNITED STATES reported PHENYTEK problem on Mar 08, 2007. Female patient, 37 years of age, was diagnosed with convulsion prophylaxis and was treated with PHENYTEK. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following problems/side effects: cerebral haemorrhage, electromechanical dissociation, grand mal convulsion, haemodialysis, hypotension, hypoxia, nephritis interstitial, stevens-johnson syndrome. PHENYTEK dosage: unknown. Patient was hospitalized. Patient died on 02/19/2006.

Phenytek Side Effects Report #5279683-2
PHENYTEK problem was reported by a Consumer or non-health professional from UNITED STATES on Mar 08, 2007. Female patient, 42 years of age, was treated with PHENYTEK. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following problems/side effects: stevens-johnson syndrome, toxic epidermal necrolysis. PHENYTEK dosage: unknown. Patient was hospitalized and became disabled. Patient recovered.

Phenytek Side Effects Report #5182675-5
Physician from UNITED STATES reported PHENYTEK problem on Nov 27, 2006. Male patient, 75 years of age, weighting 180.1 lb, was diagnosed with convulsion, anaemia of malignant disease and was treated with PHENYTEK. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following problems/side effects: auricular swelling, blister, blood potassium increased, blood sodium decreased, cerebral infarction, encephalitis herpes, haemoglobin decreased. PHENYTEK dosage: 400 MG; QD; PO. During the same period patient was treated with ARANESP, GABAPENTIN, PREDNISONE, LEVOTHYROXINE, GUAIFENESIN. Patient was hospitalized. Patient recovered.

Phenytek Side Effects Report #5402115-8
PHENYTEK problem was reported by a Consumer or non-health professional from UNITED STATES on July 12, 2007. Female patient, 62 years of age, was treated with PHENYTEK. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following problems/side effects: bradycardia, dermatitis bullous, erythema multiforme, pyrexia, renal failure, stevens-johnson syndrome. PHENYTEK dosage: unknown. Patient was hospitalized. Patient died on 10/22/2005.

Phenytek Side Effects Report #5424846-6
Consumer or non-health professional from UNITED STATES reported PHENYTEK problem on Aug 07, 2007. Male patient, 42 years of age, weighting 155.0 lb, was diagnosed with convulsion and was treated with PHENYTEK. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following problems/side effects: grand mal convulsion, incorrect dose administered, treatment noncompliance. PHENYTEK dosage: 400 MG; AT BEDTIME; ORAL. During the same period patient was treated with DIPHENHYDRAMINE, LEVOXYL, PROTONIX, CEPHALEXIN. Patient recovered.

Phenytek Side Effects Report #5472149-6
PHENYTEK problem was reported by a Consumer or non-health professional from UNITED STATES on Sept 10, 2007. Male patient, 42 years of age, weighting 155.0 lb, was diagnosed with convulsion and was treated with PHENYTEK. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following problems/side effects: convulsion, fatigue, grand mal convulsion, hyperplasia, hypoaesthesia, paraesthesia. PHENYTEK dosage: 400 MG; AT BEDTIME; ORAL. During the same period patient was treated with DIPHENHYDRAMINE, LEVOXYL, PROTONIX, CEPHALEXIN, ST MARY, GINGKO, LECITHIN. Patient recovered.

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