Recommended Dosage of Dilantin

• 1). Take by mouth, with water before or after meals, 100 mg of Dilantin three times daily for one week.
  
  
• 2). After one week of taking Dilantin, increase dosage to four times a day.
  
  
• 3). If there has been no previous treatment with Dilantin, continue with a maintenance dosage of 300-400 mg per day. An increase to 600 mg per day may be needed.
  
  
• 4). Continue on the maintenance dosage until pain relief or side effects occur, which ever comes first. If side effects are severe, consult your prescribing physician.