Surveillance of loperamide ingestions: An analysis of 216 poison center reports

Journal of Toxicology - Clinical Toxicology

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 11-19

  Litovitz, Toby ^a   Clancy, Cathleen ^a   Korberly, Barbara ^b   Temple, Anthony R ^b   Mann, Katherine V ^c  

^a National Capital Poison Center   (United States)

^b McNeil Laboratories Inc   (United States)

^c Poison Control Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON; IPECAC; LOPERAMIDE; NALOXONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG OVERDOSE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HUMAN; INFANT; LAVAGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; POISON CENTER; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

CEPHAELIS IPECACUANHA;

EID: 0031042571     PISSN: 07313810     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/15563659709001159     Document Type: Article

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