United Kingdom· GB-APID-21374911000001100

Phenytoin sodium 25mg capsules

A phenytoin product containing phenytoin sodium, registered in United Kingdom by A A H Pharmaceuticals Ltd. The same ATC class is registered in 15 of our 19 countries.

ATC N03AB02

Checked against NHS dm+d (United Kingdom) on September 13, 2026

Informational only — not a medical device.

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Where it is registered

Phenytoin is registered in 15 of 19 countries.

Countries holding a registration under ATC N03AB02 (phenytoin), each read from that country’s own register.

This record: United Kingdom, from NHS dm+d (United Kingdom)
9 of them publish a price we can compare per daily dose

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Phenytoin · ATC N03AB02

15 / 19 countries

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Blue: a registration under this ATC code. The ringed marker is this record’s country. Markets marked price publish a price we can compare per daily dose.

Price per daily dose

What a daily dose of phenytoin costs, country by country.

Normalised to the WHO defined daily dose (0.3 g), the median price runs from $0.21 in Italy to $0.63 in France — a ×3.0 gap.

4 markets with a comparable price for this class
Public list prices, converted to USD at the rate date shown
US figures are pharmacy acquisition cost (CMS NADAC), not retail

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Phenytoin · price per daily dose (0.3 g)

USD · FX 28 Sept 2026

FR France$0.63
CH Switzerland$0.49
US United States$0.44 (acquisition cost)
IT Italy$0.21

Median listed price per WHO defined daily dose, in each market that publishes a price. US = pharmacy acquisition cost (CMS NADAC), not a retail price. Open the full comparison

The record

At a glance

NHS dm+d (United Kingdom)

Active substance: Phenytoin sodium
Manufacturer: A A H Pharmaceuticals Ltd
Country: United Kingdom (GB)
ATC code: N03AB02
ATC class: Phenytoin
Defined daily dose: 0.3 g, O
Reimbursed: Not published by this register
Source register: NHS dm+d (United Kingdom)
Last checked: September 13, 2026

Packs & prices · 0

No packs listed by the register for this record.

Regulatory notes

No shortage, Orange Book or US label notes for this record.

Interactions

635 interactions on record for phenytoin.

Graded by severity as the source publishes them — 128 severe. Severity grades are free for everyone; mechanism and management come with Growth.

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Phenytoin · interactions on record

635 records

128 severe
332 moderate
13 minor
82 info

Most severe, free to view

CimetidineA02BA01severe
RolapitantA04AD14severe
NaloxegolA06AH03severe
NaldemedineA06AH05severe

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Mechanism and what to do, in the interaction check

Source: DDInter 2.0 · synced 29 Sept 2026. Grades as the source publishes them.

Same medicine, other countries

Phenytoin in 16 other countries

What each register calls a product with the same active substance — salts and hydrates count as the same.

All phenytoin products

Authorised across Europe · EMA

The same active substance is authorised in 21 EEA countries. Names it is sold under:

Austria · Epanutin, Epilan-D
Belgium · Diphantoïne
Cyprus · Epanutin, Fenitoína Rubió
Czechia · Epanutin Parenteral, Epilan D
Germany · Phenhydan, Phenytoin Awd
Estonia · Phenhydan
Spain · Epanutin, Fenitoína Altan Pharmaceuticals, S.A.
Finland · Hydantin
France · Di-Hydan, Dilantin
Greece · Epanutin
Hungary · Diphedan, Epanutin
Ireland · Epanutin, Epanutin Infatabs
Italy · Aurantin, Dintoina
Luxembourg · Diphantoïne
Malta · Epanutin, Epanutin Ready Mixed Parenteral
Netherlands · Diphantoine-Z 100, Diphantoïne-Z 100
Poland · Epanutin Parenteral, Phenytoin Hikma
Portugal · Fenitan, Fenitoína Accord
Romania · Fenitoină Richter, Phenhydan
Sweden · Epanutin
Slovakia · Epilan D

Source: European Medicines Agency, Article 57 product data.

Sourced from a public register and reproduced with attribution. Drug Database is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or a partner of NHS dm+d (United Kingdom). This is an informational data service and not a medical device — verify against the official source of record before any clinical decision.

For developers

The same record over the API, and the raw payload

GET /v1/drugs/bcde8061-06c4-4bff-a44d-e11b07d6bc88
GET /v1/drugs/bcde8061-06c4-4bff-a44d-e11b07d6bc88?format=fhir

Every response carries last_synced_at, so freshness is a field rather than a promise. Below is exactly what the ingestion wrote, before any presentation — the same JSON the API returns under payload.

{
  "apid": "21374911000001100",
  "desc": "Phenytoin sodium 25mg capsules (A A H Pharmaceuticals Ltd)",
  "form": "Oral capsule",
  "vpid": "42134411000001104",
  "source": "dmd",
  "vtm_id": "36408711000001107",
  "strength": "25 mg",
  "substance": "Phenytoin sodium",
  "ingredient": "Phenytoin sodium",
  "supplier_code": "3144701000001104"
}

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