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Anonymous · #1 (**permalink**) 11-09-2003, 08:14 PM

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Cimetidine and cytochrome inhib. example a patient on phenytoin is given a new drug that causes phenytoin toxicity. what drug was most likely prescribed? Cimetidine, Warfarin, Captopril, etc

Anonymous · #2 (**permalink**) 11-10-2003, 01:22 AM

i think the drug is cimetidine coz it inhibits the cyt p450 system while phenytoin induces it. since both r metabolized by this enzyme system, doses need to be adjusted accordingly.

Ref: kaplan pharm notes pg 8, 172

Anonymous · #3 (**permalink**) 11-10-2003, 01:35 PM

View Poll Results: Cimetidine and cytochrome inhib. example a patient on phenytoin is given a new drug that causes phen
a. Cimetidine	1	50.00%
b. Warfarin	1	50.00%
c. Captopril	0	0%
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