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MeSH Heading: Mephenytoin
Tree Number(s): D03.383.129.308.432.555.620
Unique ID: D008617
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D008617
Scope Note: An anticonvulsant effective in tonic-clonic epilepsy (EPILEPSY, TONIC-CLONIC). It may cause blood dyscrasias.
Entry Term(s): 5-Ethyl-3-Methyl-5-Phenylhydantoin; Mefenetoin; Mesantoin; Methoin; Methyl Phenetoin; Phenantoin
Pharm Action: Anticonvulsants
Related Numbers: 50-12-4
CAS Type 1 Name: 2,4-Imidazolidinedione, 5-ethyl-3-methyl-5-phenyl-
Previous Indexing: Hydantoins (1969-1974)
Public MeSH Note: 91; see HYDANTOINS 1975-90; for PHENANTION use PHENYTOIN 1978-97
History Note: 91(75); see HYDANTOINS 1975-90; for PHENANTION use PHENYTOIN 1978-97
Date Established: 1991/01/01
Date of Entry: 1974/11/19
Revision Date: 2016/05/31

Allowable Qualifiers: administration & dosage (AD)

adverse effects (AE)

agonists (AG)

analogs & derivatives (AA)

analysis (AN)

antagonists & inhibitors (AI)

blood (BL)

cerebrospinal fluid (CF)

chemical synthesis (CS)

chemistry (CH)

classification (CL)

economics (EC)

history (HI)

immunology (IM)

isolation & purification (IP)

metabolism (ME)

pharmacokinetics (PK)

pharmacology (PD)

poisoning (PO)

radiation effects (RE)

standards (ST)

supply & distribution (SD)

therapeutic use (TU)

toxicity (TO)

urine (UR)

Concept UI: M0013432
Related Numbers: 50-12-4
Scope Note: An anticonvulsant effective in tonic-clonic epilepsy (EPILEPSY, TONIC-CLONIC). It may cause blood dyscrasias.
Terms: Mephenytoin Preferred Term
Term UI T025639
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID; Methoin
Term UI T025641
Date11/11/1974
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID; Methyl Phenetoin
Term UI T025642
Date05/09/1979
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX); Mefenetoin
Term UI T025644
Date11/11/1974
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX); 5-Ethyl-3-Methyl-5-Phenylhydantoin
Term UI T025645
Date03/26/1997
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1998)

Mephenytoin MeSH Descriptor Data 2024