Clinical application of the Mullen and Foster method for individualizing phenytoin dosage

Ital J Neurol Sci. 1984 Jun;5(2):195-200. doi: 10.1007/BF02043223.

Abstract

The Mullen and Foster method was prospectively applied for individualizing phenytoin dosage in 24 epileptic patients. Accuracy and reliability of the method were assessed by comparing predicted and measured values of plasma phenytoin steady-state concentration. The absolute difference between predicted and measured phenytoin levels was less than 15 percent in 22 of 35 cases (63 percent), between 15 and 25 percent in 8 of 35 cases (23 percent) and more than 25 percent in 6 of 35 cases (17 percent).

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Epilepsy / blood
  • Epilepsy / drug therapy*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Kinetics
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Phenytoin / administration & dosage*
  • Phenytoin / blood

Substances

  • Phenytoin