{"title":"Phenytoin absorption following jejunoileal bypass.","authors":"D I Peterson","doi":"","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Phenytoin absorption is decreased in patients with jejunoileal bypass. Although adequate absorption can be achieved, increased dosages of this agent probably will be necessary in most cases to achieve a therapeutic plasma level and clinical control of seizures.</p>","PeriodicalId":77682,"journal":{"name":"Bulletin of clinical neurosciences","volume":"48 ","pages":"148-9"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"1983-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Bulletin of clinical neurosciences","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Phenytoin absorption is decreased in patients with jejunoileal bypass. Although adequate absorption can be achieved, increased dosages of this agent probably will be necessary in most cases to achieve a therapeutic plasma level and clinical control of seizures.