A 1000-fold overdose of clonidine caused by a compounding error in a 5-year-old child with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder

Pediatrics

Volumn 108, Issue 2 II, 2001, Pages 471-473

  Romano, M J ^a   Dinh, A ^a  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Adrenergic agonists; Antihypertensive agents; Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder; Clonidine; Drug compounding; Drug ingestion; Drug therapy; Overdose; Poisoning; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

CLONIDINE;

ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; CASE REPORT; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG FORMULATION; DRUG OVERDOSE; HUMAN; HYPERVENTILATION; INTOXICATION; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUSPENSION;

ADRENERGIC ALPHA-AGONISTS; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLONIDINE; DRUG COMPOUNDING; HUMANS; MEDICATION ERRORS; OVERDOSE;

EID: 0034885684     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.108.2.471     Document Type: Article

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