Drugs and alcohol: Harmful cocktails?

Drug and Therapeutics Bulletin

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 36-38

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Indexed keywords

ACETALDEHYDE; ALCOHOL; ALPHA 1 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; ANXIOLYTIC AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CEFAMANDOLE; CHLORPROPAMIDE; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DISULFIRAM; GRISEOFULVIN; HYPNOTIC AGENT; ISOSORBIDE 5 NITRATE; KETOCONAZOLE; METFORMIN; METRONIDAZOLE; MONOAMINE OXIDASE INHIBITOR; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; NITRATE; OPIATE; PARACETAMOL; PHENYTOIN; PROCARBAZINE; TINIDAZOLE; TOLBUTAMIDE; UNINDEXED DRUG; VERAPAMIL; WARFARIN;

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOL METABOLISM; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIABETES MELLITUS; DRUG ALCOHOL INTERACTION; DRUG INFORMATION; DRUG METABOLISM; DRUG POTENTIATION; EPILEPSY; HEADACHE; HEART PALPITATION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; HYPOTENSION; LIVER MICROSOME; MENTAL DISEASE; NAUSEA; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; ORTHOSTATIC HYPOTENSION; OXIDATION; SHORT SURVEY; SYNCOPE; TACHYCARDIA; VERTIGO; VOMITING;

EID: 0030007312     PISSN: 00126543     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/dtb.1996.34536     Document Type: Short Survey

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