A15: Youth in a RYDC or YDC awaiting placement in a residential program are not members of the. Georgia Families 360Â° program. These youth are fee-for service so the completed PRTF application. should be submitted to APS through a CORE provider.
Phenytoin is a drug that is used to treat some seizure disorders (see Epilepsy), including complex partial seizures (psychomotor seizures) and seizures that occurr during or after neurosurgery. Phenytoin may be used alone or with phenobarbital or other anticonvulsants. This test measures the amount of phenytoin in the blood. Seizure disorders affect the brain's ability to transmit electrical impulses and to regulate nerve activity.
Because phenytoin is highly protein bound and only unbound drug is capable of crossing the blood-brain barrier to exert its pharmacologic effect, unbound (free) phenytoin levels may be more clinically relevant than total levels to maximize efficacy and minimize toxicity.1,2.