Cap: Adults: Initial dose of 300 mg in two divided doses. Usual maintenance dose of 300-400 mg or 3-5 mg/kg BW/day (maximum 600 mg).
Children: Initial is 5 mg/kg BW/day in 2 divided doses, with the recommended maintenance dose is 4-7 mg/kg BW/day.
Powd for inj: Each Phenytoin Inj. should be diluted by 0,9% NaCl and injected IV slowly.
Adults: A loading dose of 10-15 mg/kg should be given by slow IV injection at a rate not exceeding 50 mg/minute. The loading dose is followed by a maintenance dose of 100 mg intravenously every 6-8 hours.
Children: The drug should be administered at a rate not exceeding 1 to 3 mg/kg/min.