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Paroxetine overdose

Indian Journal of Psychiatry, 2005
Paroxetine is a commonly used antidepressant with a safe side-effect profile. A case of paroxetine overdose (560 mg) is reported in an 18-year-old female who attempted suicide and recovered without any sequelae, requiring only supportive treatment.
Gupta, Arun K., Verma, Pankaj, Praharaj, Samir K., Roy, Dipayan, Singh, Anuradha   +4 more
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Nefopam Hydrochloride: A Fatal Overdose [PDF]

, 2015
Nefopam is a non-opiate analgesic commonly used for the treatment of moderate to severe pain. A case of a 37-year-old male who was found dead in the morning is presented. An autopsy was performed and femoral venous blood, heart blood, urine, and vitreous
L. Nitin Seetohul, Seetohul, LN, Maskell, PD, Drummond, Gail, Drummond, G., Nitin Seetohul, L., Gail Drummond, De Paoli, Giorgia; id_orcid, Seetohul, L. N., Seetohul, L. Nitin, Giorgia De Paoli, De Paoli, G, De Paoli, Giorgia, Maskell, Peter D., Drummond, G, Peter D. Maskell, De Paoli, G.   +16 more
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Change in Police Attendance at Overdose Events following Implementation of a Police Non-Notification Policy in British Columbia

Advances in Public Health, 2022
Introduction. Bystanders at overdose events often hesitate to call 911 due to fear of police involvement. To address this, in 2016, British Columbia Emergency Health Services (BCEHS) introduced a policy to not routinely inform police of overdose events ...
Amiti Mehta, Jessica C. Xavier, Heather Palis, Amanda Slaunwhite, Sandra Jenneson, Jane A. Buxton   +5 more
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Nifedipine overdose [PDF]

Clinical Cardiology, 1988
AbstractOverdose with 300 mg of nifedipine in a 54‐year‐old woman led to profound hypotension and reflex tachycardia. The patient was treated with intravenous fluids, calcium gluconate, and dopamine. Cardiac rhythm disturbances, hypoglycemia, and myocardial depression were not found. Recovery was rapid and uneventful. The clinical aspects of nifedipine
D, Whitebloom, J, Fitzharris
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Volatile substance abuse:fatal overdose with dimethylether [PDF]

, 2015
With all of the recent publicity over novel psychoactive substances it is easy to forget that other easily available intoxicants can be found. Dimethyl ether (DME), also known as methylether, is an extremely flammable volatile organic compound with ...
Seetohul, LN, Maskell, PD, Maskell, P.D., Seetohul, L. Nitin, Seetohul, L. N., De Paoli, G, De Paoli, Giorgia, Seetohul, L.N., Maskell, Peter D., De Paoli, Giorgia; id_orcid, De Paoli, G.   +10 more
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Liver Transplantation for Acute Hepatic Failure Following Intentional Iron Overdose [PDF]

, 2023
The majority of acute iron toxicity cases occur in young children from accidental ingestion. In adults, iron poisoning is rare and mostly due to intentional ingestion.
Ferreira, Sofia, Gandara, Judit, Eça, Rosário, Daniel, Jorge, Pessegueiro Miranda, Helena   +4 more
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Nifedipine overdose

The American Journal of Medicine, 1986
A 59-year-old man ingested 900 mg of nifedipine. Profound hypotension, sinus and atrioventricular node dysfunction, and hyperglycemia resulted. The patient's condition responded favorably to aggressive treatment with intravenous fluids, calcium, and dopamine.
D M, Herrington, B M, Insley, G G, Weinmann   +2 more
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Bridging the Gap: Implementation and Uptake of AUDIT-C Alcohol Screening for Inpatient Surgery

Annals of Surgery Open
Objective:. To evaluate the feasibility of Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test-Consumption (AUDIT-C) screening among surgical inpatients following hospital-wide implementation of a quality improvement initiative. Background:.
Toby Chen, BS, Dominic Alessio, BS, Anne Fernandez, PhD, Sarah Evilsizer, BSN, Chiao-Li Chan, MSW, Vidhya Gunaseelan, MBA, MS, MHA, Jennifer F. Waljee, MD, MPH, MS, Mark C. Bicket, MD, PhD   +7 more
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Pilot findings on the real-world performance of xylazine test strips for drug residue testing and the importance of secondary testing methods

Drug and Alcohol Dependence Reports
Background: Xylazine is a sedative found increasingly in the illicit fentanyl supply that can cause hypotension, bradycardia, necrosis and death. This pilot examined the real-world performance of BTNX xylazine test strips (XTS) in drug residue samples ...
Erin Thompson, Jessica Tardif, Merci Ujeneza, Adina Badea, Traci C. Green, Haley McKee, Michelle McKenzie, Ju Nyeong Park   +7 more
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The role of concomitant drugs in the aetiology of fatal heroin- and methadone- related overdose [PDF]

, 2008
Heroin and methadone poisoning are significant causes of death of young people in the United Kingdom. In a high proportion of these fatalities concomitant substances are also detected.
Oliver, Phillip
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