Pediatric clonidine poisoning as a result of pharmacy compounding error

Pediatric Emergency Care

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 295-296

  Suchard, Jeffrey R ^a   Graeme, Kimberlie A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b BANNER GOOD SAMARITAN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Clonidine toxicity; Drug compounding; Medication error

Indexed keywords

CLONIDINE;

ARTICLE; ATAXIA; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE COURSE; DOSE RESPONSE; DYSARTHRIA; ERROR; HEADACHE; HUMAN; INTOXICATION; LETHARGY; MALE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; OBSESSION; PHARMACY; PRESCRIPTION; SCHOOL CHILD; SUSTAINED RELEASE PREPARATION; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ADRENERGIC ALPHA-AGONISTS; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; CHILD; CLONIDINE; DRUG COMPOUNDING; HUMANS; MALE; OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE DISORDER; OVERDOSE; TOURETTE SYNDROME;

EID: 0036678253     PISSN: 07495161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006565-200208000-00014     Document Type: Article

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