title: Phenytoin cumulation kinetics.
abstract: Four male subjects were given phenytoin orally in single or twice-daily doses. Subjects were on 2 or 3 different dosing rates from 260 to 600 mg phenytoin sodium daily. Predose blood samples were obtained almost daily. The resulting serum levels, measured by gas-liquid chromatography, ranged from 1 to 18 micrograms/ml. Serum phenytoin concentration-time data were fit to a 1-compartment open model with zero-order input and Michaelis-Menten elimination. The resulting computer-generated parameter estimates (Vmax, 5.28 to 8.41 mg/kg/day; Km, 0.83 to 4.18 mg/1; Vd, 0.74 to 0.97 1/kg) are in agreement with the ranges of values in the literature. The time course of phenytoin cumulation is compatible with the presence of a major elimination pathway exhibiting Michaelis-Menten kinetic behavior.
mesh_terms: D000284:Administration, Oral; D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D007700:Kinetics; D008297:Male; D010672:Phenytoin / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000097:blood*
chemical_list: D010672:Phenytoin