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When Too Much Is Enough: Pediatric Cyproheptadine Overdose with Confirmatory Level [PDF]
Clinical Practice and Cases in Emergency Medicine, 2017 Cyproheptadine is an H-1 antihistamine with anticholinergic and antiserotonergic effects. Cyproheptadine’s most common use has been in the management cold-induced urticaria.
Terrance McGovern +3 more
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Journal of Pharmacological Sciences, 2014 .: Antihistamines are known to belong to the chemical class that may induce long QT syndrome. Among them, cyproheptadine has been shown to exert multifaceted actions on the ventricular repolarization phase; namely, shortening of the action potential ...
Kazuko Kobayashi +2 more
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Egyptian Liver JournalBackground Cyproheptadine is an easily available over-the-counter first-generation antihistaminic that is often used as an appetite stimulant. Although it is usually a safe drug, rare instances of drug-induced liver injury may occur. Case presentation We
Ayush Agarwal +6 more
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Фармация и фармакология (Пятигорск), 2021 Migraine and its comorbid conditions are pathogenetically associated with many factors, including hemorheological disorders. A class of drugs with a 5-HT2A antagonistic mechanism of action, is promising for the prevention and treatment of migraine ...
D. S. Yakovlev +3 more
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Therapeutic cyproheptadine regimen in serotonin syndrome: Complications after cardiovascular surgery
Clinical Case Reports, 2023 Key Clinical Message Serotonin syndrome can be a life‐threatening condition that occurs from the overactivity of serotonin in the central nervous system.
Ahmed Nagy +4 more
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Cyproheptadine Treatment in Children and Adolescents with Migraine: A Retrospective Study in Japan
Neurology InternationalObjective: Evidence on prophylactic drugs for pediatric migraine is limited, especially when comorbid conditions contribute to treatment resistance. This study evaluated the efficacy of cyproheptadine in children with migraine and explored the impact of ...
Hideki Shimomura +10 more
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Nigerian Journal of PaediatricsCyproheptadine is an antihistamine that is also used as appetite stimulant in children. We report a three-year old who developed anticholinergic syndrome following accidental ingestion of a large dose of cyproheptadine.
Asare Tolulope +3 more
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CYPROHEPTADINE AND DEXAMETHASONE ABUSE [PDF]
National Journal of Medical Research, 2013 Cyproheptadine is an appetite stimulator with an additional anticholinergic, anti-serotonergic, and local anaesthetic properties. Dexamethasone is a potent synthetic member of the glucocorticoid class of steroid drugs.
Sagar Karia +4 more
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Iraqi Journal of Hematology, 2016 Background: Synthetic drugs are created using chemicals rather than natural ingredients. One reason that synthetic drugs are extremely dangerous is that buyers do not know what chemicals they are ingesting.
Ruqaya M Al-Ezzy +2 more
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Referral patterns and patient characteristics in pediatric feeding disorder care at a multidisciplinary outpatient clinic. [PDF]
JPGN RepAbstract Objectives Pediatric feeding disorders (PFDs) are increasingly prevalent in the United States. Limited research has examined referral characteristics for outpatient feeding programs. This study analyzes patient referral characteristics based on referral patterns, patient demographics, and treatment interventions. Methods A retrospective cohort
Tannenbaum E +5 more
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